Table 2 Soil physical and chemical characteristics just before both wheat crop planting seasons.

From: Influence of zinc foliar spray on growth, some important physiological processes, yield and yield attributes of bread wheat under water stress

Parameters

Season 1

Season 2

Mechanical analysis

 Sand (%)

89.20

88.80

 Clay (%)

3.78

3.98

 Silt (%)

7.02

7.22

 Texture grade

Sandy

Sandy

Chemical analysis

 pH (1:25)

7.89

7.90

 EC (dSm−1)

0.4

0.41

 Organic Matter (%)

0.47

0.49

 Organic C (%)

0.27

0.29

 CaCO3

0.32

0.33

Soluble anion meq/100g soil

 CO32−

–

–

 HCO3−

0.5

0.53

 Cl−

1.92

1.93

 SO42−

1.45

1.45

Soluble cation meq/100g soil

 Ca2+

1.22

1.23

 Mg2+

0.63

0.65

 Na+

1.84

1.84

 K+

0.18

0.19

Available N P K Zn (ppm)

 N

20

20.2

 P

4.5

4.6

 K

57.18

57.21

 Zn

0.08

0.09

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