Table 1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil samples.

From: Plant growth promoting characteristics of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria isolated from coastal regions of Saurashtra Gujarat

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

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