Table 1.
Basic soil properties and micronutrient fertility of experimental soils.
| Soil | Basic propertiesa | Extractable micronutrient (mg kg−1) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | EC | FC | OC | Sand | Cu | Zn | B | |
| Whitewood | 6.9 | 0.16 | 29.6 | 2.98 | 49 | 0.83 (L) | 1.44 (S) | 0.95 (L) |
| Echo | 6.5 | 0.16 | 18.9 | 2.01 | 45 | 0.73 (L) | 1.18 (S) | 1.55 (S) |
| Whitefox | 5.0 | 0.53 | 35.5 | 2.21 | 57 | 1.31 (S) | 1.79 (S) | 0.54 (D) |
| Sceptre | 7.6 | 0.49 | 42.4 | 1.70 | 7 | 1.86 (S) | 0.87 (L) | 1.15 (S) |
| Ukalta | 5.5 | 0.6 | 37.6 | 2.55 | 81 | 0.38 (D) | 2.47 (S) | 0.95 (L) |
aEC Electrical conductivity (mS/cm), FC moisture content at field capacity (%), OC organic carbon (%); Sand (%). Letter in parenthesis of extractable micronutrient represents: D deficient, L low, S sufficient.