Table 1.

Initial characteristics of the soil used for the incubation study.

Soil property	Mean
pH (1:2 soil:water)	8.06
EC (dS m−1; 1:2 soil:water)	0.21
Total carbon (%)	0.65
Oxidizable organic carbon (%)	0.45
Available N (kg ha−1)	130
Available P (kg ha−1)	15.73
Available K (kg ha−1)	183.4
Total N (%)	0.14
Bulk density (Mg m−3)	1.67