Table 2. Categorization of soil characteristics based on standard measurement and the measurements normalized and used in the current study.
Soil Characteristic | Standard measurement | Normalized for this study |
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Acidity | >7, 7, <7 | 1, 0, -1 |
Bulk density | High, medium, low | 1, 0.5, 0 |
Organic carbon content | Very high, high, medium, low, very low | 1, 0.66, 0.5, 0.33, 0 |
Gypsum content | Yes, no | -1, 0 |