Table 8 Effect of mulching of Tephrosia biomass on guava leaf nutrient content.

From: Enhancing soil health and fruit yield through Tephrosia biomass mulching in rainfed guava (Psidium guajava L.) orchards

Treatments

Total nitrogen (%)

Total phosphorus (%)

Total potassium (%)

Fe (ppm)

Zn (ppm)

Mn (ppm)

T1 (3.0 kg dry biomass m−2)

1.60 ± 0.06a

0.37 ± 0.02a

2.28 ± 0.06a

150.30 ± 5.07a

36.98 ± 2.09a

166.00 ± 14.87a

T2 (2.0 kg dry biomass m−2)

1.38 ± 0.04b

0.37 ± 0.02a

1.74 ± 0.08b

115.80 ± 3.78b

30.40 ± 1.74b

121.40 ± 7.42b

T3 (1.0 kg dry biomass m−2)

1.35 ± 0.03b

0.35 ± 0.03a

1.61 ± 0.11b

102.60 ± 4.78c

27.40 ± 2.35bc

150.40 ± 5.03a

T4(No mulching)

1.18 ± 0.06c

0.29 ± 0.01b

1.08 ± 0.15c

87.20 ± 4.49d

24.40 ± 0.77c

94.60 ± 4.66c

  1. #The values indicated with in the column by the same letters are not significantly different at 0.05 level of probability by DMRT.