Table 6 Soil physico-chemical properties at the experiment site
Soil depth (cm) | pH (H2O) | Electrical conductivity (EC) (μS cm−1) | % soil fractions | Textural class | Bulk density (g cm−3) | Soil organic matter (LOI) (%) | C:N ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sand | Silt | Clay | |||||||
0–10 | 5.41 ± 0.07 | 130.5 ± 11.4 | 48.1 ± .4 | 33.6 ± 0.9 | 18.3 ± 2.2 | Loam | 1.19 ± 0.01 | 6.46 ± 0.46 | 9.2 |
10–20 | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 67.2 ± 6.1 | 49.3 ± 2.3 | 33.1 ± 0.6 | 17.6 ± 2.1 | Loam | 1.29 ± 0.02 | 5.74 ± 0.43 | 8.1 |
20–30 | 5.8 ± 0.1 | 48.9 ± 3.93 | 49.5 ± 2.47 | 33.4 ± 0.56 | 17.2 ± 2.05 | Loam | 1.33 ± 0.05 | 4.76 ± 0.38 | 7.2 |
30–40 | 5.9 ± 0.04 | 38.9 ± 3.5 | 49.4 ± 3.1 | 34.8 ± 0.9 | 15.8 ± 2.3 | Sandy loam | 1.40 ± 0.08 | 3.84 ± 0.37 | 6.7 |
40–50 | 6.0 ± 0.1 | 36.0 ± 3.5 | 51.7 ± 4.8 | 32.3 ± 2.5 | 15.9 ± 2.6 | Sandy loam | 1.47 ± 0.11 | 3.56 ± 0.29 | 6.0 |