Table 1.
Nutrient composition of Burkea versus non-Burkea soils.
| Soils | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrient (mg/kg) | Burkea | Non-Burkea | SEM |
| Fe | 30.26 | 20.27 | 6.070 |
| Mn | 27.38 | 24.76 | 5.964 |
| pH | 4.72 | 4.81 | 0.047 |
| P | 5.82 | 7.04 | 2.844 |
| C | 52.86 | 55.05 | 8.536 |
| Mg | 35.89 | 23.4 | 6.081 |
| K | 64.65 | 74.74 | 7.830 |
| Na | 1.78 | 2.56 | 0.917 |
| Total nitrogen | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.001 |
| N-NO3− | 7.06 a | 5.35 b | 2.423 |
| N-NH4+ | 9.40 a | 7.11 b | 0.912 |
| Organic matter | 3.40 | 2.57 | 0.964 |
a,b Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05). SEM: standard error of mean.