Table 1.

Physicochemical properties of soil and substrate cultivation systems.

Parameters (Units)	Soil Values	Substrate Values
pH	6.5 ± 0.02	5.7 ± 0.04
ECe (dS m−1)	1.54 ± 0.23	0.83 ± 0.19
Organic matter content (g kg−1)	33.5 ± 0.43	488.3 ± 1.14
Total nitrogen (g 100g−1)	0.19 ± 0.11	0.33 ± 0.05
Ammonium (mg kg−1)	42.8 ± 0.29	38 ± 0.12
Nitrate (mg kg−1)	225.9 ± 1.43	379.5 ± 1.03
Potassium (mg kg−1)	22530 ± 20.67	3512 ± 5.82
Phosphorus (mg kg−1)	1297 ± 15.76	260.2 ± 1.35
Calcium (mg kg−1)	9332 ± 35.05	6528 ± 9.41
Magnesium (mg kg−1)	8411 ± 12.24	6274 ± 15.65
Textural class	Silt Loam
Sand (%)	11.91 ± 0.90
Clay (%)	12.67 ± 0.55
Silt (%)	75.42 ± 0.81

Note-The means (n = 4) ± standard errors are shown in the data.