Table 2.
Soil chemical analysis for Meranto and Moondance experimental conditions.
| Parameter | Moondance | Meranto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Sowing | Control | PGPB | Pre-Sowing | Control | PGPB | |
| pH | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Total N (g Kg−1) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Total Organic Carbon (g Kg−1) | 16.8 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 18.0 |
| Organic Matter (g Kg−1) | 29.0 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 31.0 |
| Electric Conductivity (μS cm−1) | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.33 |
| Na+ (mg Kg−1) | 33.0 | 38.0 | 15.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 18.5 |
| Ca++ (mg Kg−1) | 3022.0 | 2895.5 | 3023.2 | 3132.5 | 2998.0 | 3108.5 |
| Mg++ (mg Kg−1) | 148.5 | 130.5 | 153.0 | 145.0 | 123.2 | 126.5 |
| K+ (mg Kg−1) | 489.0 | 383.0 | 413.5 | 164.5 | 138.0 | 182.2 |
| Available P (mg P2O5 Kg−1) | 323.0 | 172.0 | 460.5 | 282.0 | 144.2 | 227.0 |