Table 6 Initial properties of the soil before transplanting of crop.

From: Optimizing nutrient use efficiency, productivity, energetics, and economics of red cabbage following mineral fertilization and biopriming with compatible rhizosphere microbes

Parameter

Value

Reference

2016–2017

2017–2018

Sand (%)

47.65

47.63

51

Silt (%)

30.06

30.12

Clay (%)

22.29

22.25

Bulk density (Mg m−3)

1.36 ± 0.01

1.37 ± 0.01

52

Maximum water holding capacity (%)

42.4

42.1

53

pH (1:2)

7.58 ± 0.02

7.52 ± 0.03

54

EC (dS m−1)

0.25 ± 0.01

0.26 ± 0.01

55

Exchangeable Ca2+ + Mg2+ [cmol (p +) kg−1]

8.72 ± 0.29

9.16 ± 0.23

56

CEC [cmol (p +) kg−1]

18.74 ± 0.39

19.86 ± 0.53

57

Organic C (g kg−1)

4.04 ± 0.16

4.15 ± 0.20

58

Available N (kg ha−1)

203.21 ± 9.22

213.25 ± 8.87

59

Available P (kg ha−1)

20.86 ± 0.44

22.35 ± 0.31

60

Available K (kg ha−1)

217.73 ± 2.42

226.69 ± 6.40

61

  1. Values are ± standard error of mean.
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