| Treatment | Soil properties | ||||
| pH | Organic carbon (%) | Total nitrogen (%) | Available phosphorus (µg・g−1) | Exchangeable potassium (meq 100 g−1 soil) | |
| Initial soil properties | 5.85 | 1.13 | 0.09 | 22.0 | 0.13 |
| Rice straw§ | 5.88 | 1.81 | 0.16 | 27.2 | 0.26 |
| Poultry manure§ | 7.17 | 1.83 | 0.19 | 63.3 | 0.23 |
| Cow dung§ | 5.89 | 1.45 | 0.19 | 36.0 | 0.22 |
| Soil test based fertilizer | 5.82 | 1.25 | 0.15 | 28.3 | 0.17 |
| Control | 5.59 | 1.17 | 0.13 | 18.2 | 0.15 |
| SE (±) | 0.52 | 0.10 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 0.83 |
| LSD0.05 | 0.16 | 0.32 | NS | 3.76 | NS |
| CV (%) | 1.70 | 1.70 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 |