TABLE 2.
Variation in soil physicochemical properties at different altitudinal locations.
| Locations | pH | Electrical conductivity (m mhos/cm) | Organic carbon (%) | Available N (kg/ha) | Available P2O5 (kg/ha) | Available K2O (kg/ha) | Sand (%) | Silt (%) | Clay (%) | Soil texture |
| L1 | 5.2 ± 0.2 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 269.4 ± 0.2 | 17.0 ± 0.5 | 887.5 ± 0.3 | 44.3 ± 0.4 | 32.2 ± 0.4 | 23.5 ± 0.2 | Sandy loam |
| L2 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 313.8 ± 0.3 | 13.9 ± 0.7 | 640.8 ± 0.5 | 51.1 ± 0.4 | 34.5 ± 0.5 | 14.4 ± 0.1 | Sandy loam |
| L3 | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 448.4 ± 0.3 | 8.2 ± 0.4 | 856.3 ± 0.2 | 44.8 ± 0.6 | 31.7 ± 0.2 | 23.5 ± 0.4 | Sandy loam |
| L4 | 6.4 ± 0.1 | 0.30 ± 0.25 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 283.5 ± 0.2 | 16.4 ± 0.3 | 439.3 ± 0.7 | 56.1 ± 0.2 | 30.5 ± 0.4 | 13.4 ± 0.2 | Sandy loam |
| L5 | 5.3 ± 0.3 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 167.7 ± 0.4 | 16.8 ± 0.3 | 246.5 ± 0.3 | 48.9 ± 0.2 | 30.5 ± 0.2 | 20.6 ± 0.4 | Sandy loam |
| L6 | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 0.12 ± 0.04 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 150.6 ± 0.1 | 19.9 ± 0.4 | 229.4 ± 0.4 | 45.9 ± 0.1 | 32.5 ± 0.9 | 21.6 ± 0.3 | Sandy clay loam |
Data represents ± standard deviation of three samples.