Table 8 Physical and chemical properties of sandy soil investigated.
Soil character | Values | Soil character | Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2021/2022 | 2021/2022 2022/2023 | ||
Physical properties | Soluble macronutrients | ||||
Sand (%) | 90.51 | 90.09 | Ca++ (ppm) | 134.0 | 139.0 |
Silt (%) | 6.36 | 6.71 | Mg++ (ppm) | 61.1 | 63.6 |
Clay (%) | 3.13 | 3.20 | Na+ (ppm) | 80.5 | 87.0 |
Soil texture | sand | sand | K+ (ppm) | 14.7 | 20.3 |
Chemical properties | DTPA-extractable micronutrients | ||||
pH (1:2.5) | 8.15 | 8.01 | Fe (ppm) | 0.87 | 0.96 |
E.C.a (dS/m) | 1.39 | 1.24 | Cu (ppm) | 0.41 | 0.48 |
O.M.b (%) | 0.16 | 0.21 | Zn (ppm) | 0.32 | 0.37 |
CaCO3 (%) | 8.92 | 7.98 | Mn (ppm) | 0.55 | 0.63 |
