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. 2020 May 8;10:7779. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64036-x

Table 1.

Soil and tissue nutrient critical levels of macro and micronutrients used in this study.

Element Soil test Tissue nutrient concentrations
Critical level Critical level
Soil pH (CaCl2) 5.5
SOC (g kg−1) 25.0
N (g kg−1) 2.5 44.0
P (mg kg−1) 30.0 2.5
K (Cmol kg−1) 0.2 39.0
S (mg kg−1) 4.5 3.0
Ca (Cmol kg−1) 0.9 9.0
Mg (Cmol kg−1) 0.3 2.5
Zn (mg kg−1) 0.6 19.0
B (mg kg−1) 1.0 24.0
Cu (mg kg−1) 0.2 5.0

Source: Soil critical levels24, Tissue critical levels27.