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. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):e0238934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238934

Table 1. Soil physical and chemical properties before the experimentation.

Properties Soil Cattle Manure Poultry manure
Porosity (%) 40.12 - -
Moisture content (%) 11.23 - -
Bulk density (g cm-3) 1.38 0.81 0.74
pH (water) 5.95 7.75 7.95
SOC (g kg-1) 9.66 146.33 164.22
SOM (g kg-1) 16.51 254.63 282.42
Total N (g kg-1) 1.34 9.80 12.65
Total P (g kg-1) 0.62 10.12 7.32
Total K (g kg-1) - 14.22 9.76
Available N (mg kg-1) 130.71 - -
Available P (mg kg-1) 22.21 - -
Available K (mg kg-1) 230.50 - -
C: N ratio   7.16 14.92 12.98