Table 1. Soil physical and chemical properties before the experimentation.
Properties | Soil | Cattle Manure | Poultry manure | |
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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 |