Table 1: Physico-chemical properties of the soil before the experiment.

Soil Properties Composition
Sand (%) 50
Silt(%) 21
Clay (%) 29
Texture Sandy loam
PH(1:2.5) 6.68
OC (%) 1.50
TN (%) 0.12
Avail P (ppm) 5.10
Exchangeable cations (C mol(+)/kg soil
Na 0.75
Ca 20.6
K 1.93
Mg 4.70