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

Soil property	Unit	Years			Unit	Years
		2018	2019			2018	2019
Chemical properties				Physical properties
Organic matter content	%	0.84	0.89	Silt	%	43.70	44.10
Total nitrogen (N)	%	0.32	0.33	Sand	%	22.20	21.20
Available phosphorus (P)	mg kg-1	9.33	9.01	Clay	%	34.10	34.70
Available potassium (K)	mg kg-1	301	292	Textural class		Clay	Clay
pH		8.76	8.73
EC	dS m-1	1.89	1.68