Table 1.

Physico-chemical characteristics of soil samples.

Sample no.	pH	EC (dS m−1)	OC (g kg−1)	Available P2O5 (kg ha−1)	Available K2O (kg ha−1)
1	7.830	1.051	4.889 ± 0.026	29.570 ± 0.747	166.701 ± 2.909
2	7.920	0.816	7.467 ± 0.026	34.333 ± 0.747	201.242 ± 2.909
3	7.900	1.328	5.500 ± 0.026	37.750 ± 0.747	211.366 ± 2.909
4	7.470	1.246	4.733 ± 0.026	36.077 ± 0.747	207.480 ± 2.909
5	8.100	0.791	6.400 ± 0.026	39.467 ± 0.747	209.350 ± 2.909
6	8.130	1.006	4.033 ± 0.026	45.507 ± 0.747	221.715 ± 2.909
7	8.150	1.131	6.733 ± 0.026	49.470 ± 0.747	233.363 ± 2.909
8	8.027	1.092	6.200 ± 0.026	45.814 ± 0.747	223.393 ± 2.909
9	8.040	1.108	6.800 ± 0.026	49.140 ± 0.747	232.512 ± 2.909
10	7.960	1.573	5.500 ± 0.026	48.530 ± 0.747	231.302 ± 2.909
11	7.910	0.763	6.933 ± 0.026	49.017 ± 0.747	235.648 ± 2.909
12	7.890	1.593	4.500 ± 0.026	51.513 ± 0.747	247.251 ± 2.909
13	8.060	1.164	5.033 ± 0.026	54.333 ± 0.747	248.326 ± 2.909
14	7.979	1.138	4.733 ± 0.026	51.763 ± 0.747	233.883 ± 2.909
15	8.100	0.770	4.667 ± 0.026	53.647 ± 0.747	247.744 ± 2.909
S.Em. ±			0.018	0.528	2.057
C.D. at 5%			0.052	1.526	5.941
C.V. %			5.604	2.031	1.595

OC organic carbon; Values of OC, P₂O₅ and K₂O are mean ± standard error of three replicates.