Table 1.
Physical and chemical characterization of the soil collected from three different sources.
| Soil Sources | Physical Characteristics | Chemical Characteristics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texture (%) | Soil Textural Classes | OM (%) |
LR (t CaCO3 ha−1) |
Total N (%) |
Available P (mg kg−1) |
Available K (mg kg−1) |
CEC (cmol(+) kg−1) |
Water pH (1:1) | EC (1:5) (dS/m) |
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| Sand | Silt | Clay | ||||||||||
| Potting mix | - | - | - | - | 9.56 | - | 0.249 | 1500.00 | 2941.30 | 25.60 | 6.28 | 1.834 |
| RD6 field | 86.59 | 11.24 | 2.17 | Sand | 0.33 | 1.512 | 0.025 | 8.17 | 9.50 | 3.40 | 5.46 | 0.018 |
| KDML105 field | 58.00 | 23.89 | 18.11 | Sandy loam | 0.25 | 7.600 | 0.032 | 2.67 | 29.23 | 8.20 | 5.41 | 0.006 |
Abbreviations: OM = organic matter; LR = lime requirement in terms of pure CaCO3; CEC = cations exchange capacity; and EC = electrical conductivity. Notes: The symbol “-” denotes that the data are unavailable.