Table 1. Physiochemical characteristics of experimental soil before initiation of the experiment during both the years of study.

Soil determination	Unit	Years			Unit	Years
		2016–17	2017–18			2016–17	2017–18
Chemical Analysis				Physical analysis
Organic matter content	%	0.59	0.56	Silt	%	54.15	54.00
Total nitrogen (N)	%	0.06	0.06	Sand	%	25.75	26.10
Available phosphorus (P)	mg kg-1	9.01	9.04	Clay	%	20.10	19.90
Available potassium (K)	mg kg-1	245.15	249.15	Textural class		Silty-clay	Silty-clay
pH		8.17	8.19
EC	dS m-1	4.96	5.00