Soil properties | Agro-climatic zones | Mean | F | Sig | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACZ 1 | ACZ 2 | ACZ 3 | ||||
Sand (%) | 53.23 ± 1.24b | 57.80 ± 0.95a | 55.64 ± 1.33a | 55.56 ± 0.72 | 30.55 | *** |
Silt (%) | 17.50 ± 0.83c | 27.53 ± 1.01b | 31.56 ± 1.27a | 25.53 ± 1.05 | 71.50 | *** |
Clay (%) | 29.27 ± 1.09a | 14.67 ± 0.82b | 12.80 ± 1.89c | 18.91 ± 1.32 | 90.72 | *** |
Si/Cl | 0.62 ± 0.05c | 2.01 ± 0.17b | 4.49 ± 1.04a | 2.37 ± 0.41 | 38.07 | *** |
BD (g/cm3) | 0.95 ± 0.09a | 0.61 ± 0.04b | 0.43 ± 0.03c | 0.66 ± 0.04 | 45.41 | *** |
pH (H2O) | 5.81 ± 0.18a | 5.44 ± 0.11b | 5.32 ± 0.03b | 5.52 ± 0.08 | 32.35 | *** |
SOC (%) | 7.02 ± 0.40a | 6.73 ± 0.42b | 6.19 ± 0.61c | 6.65 ± 0.28 | 8.49 | ** |
TN (%) | 0.81 ± 0.15a | 0.68 ± 0.09a | 0.49 ± 0.15b | 0.66 ± 0.06 | 7.74 | ** |
C/N ratio | 14.70 ± 2.75a | 10.90 ± 0.63b | 14.03 ± 1.52a | 13.21 ± 1.07 | 31.91 | ** |
AP (mg/kg) | 18.79 ± 0.99a | 15.13 ± 2.22a | 5.54 ± 0.58b | 13.15 ± 1.15 | 50.50 | *** |
CEC (cmol/kg) | 25.27 ± 2.20a | 22.10 ± 2.18ab | 20.49 ± 1.99b | 22.62 ± 1.23 | 2.63 | ns |