Parameter

Treatment

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

pH

7.93 ± 0.32^a

7.30 ± 0.1^a

7.77 ± 0.57^a

7.73 ± 0.4^a

7.57 ± 0.50^a

EC (mS/cm)

10.63 ± 0.1^c

10.56 ± 0.1^c

10.43 ± 0.08^b

10.85 ± 0.07^d

10.01 ± 0.11^a

Moisture (%)

37.97 ± 0.25^a

38.93 ± 0.21^c

38.23 ± 0.31^ab

38.83 ± 0.21^bc

40.00 ± 0.20^d

Org. C (%)

22.23 ± 0.59^b

19.8 ± 0.3^a

23.7 ± 0.75^c

20.8 ± 0.3^a

19.80 ± 0.30^a

Total N (%)

1.23 ± 0.06^ab

1.34 ± 0.04^b

1.29 ± 0.03^ab

1.19 ± 0.03^a

1.30 ± 0.03^b

Total P (%)

0.88 ± 0.04^ab

0.97 ± 0.03^b

0.85 ± 0.04^a

0.85 ± 0.04^a

0.93 ± 0.02^ab

Total K (%)

2.09 ± 0.1^ab

2.45 ± 0.07^b

1.87 ± 0.12^a

1.71 ± 0.06^a

2.07 ± 0.12^ab

Total Ca (%)

1.13 ± 0.02^ab

1.35 ± 0.04^c

1.14 ± 0.02^b

1.23 ± 0.06^bc

1.00 ± 0.05^a

Total Mg (%)

0.68 ± 0.03^ab

0.74 ± 0.03^b

0.68 ± 0.02^ab

0.63 ± 0.03^a

0.65 ± 0.03^a

C:N ratio

18.07 ± 1.46^b

14.78 ± 0.99^a

18.27 ± 0.14^b

17.53 ± 0.13^b

15.19 ± 0.55^a

Polyphenol (%)

1.58 ± 0.34^a

1.23 ± 0.21^a

1.41 ± 0.23^a

1.48 ± 0.19^a

1.43 ± 0.47^a

Lignin (%)

5.21 ± 0.3^b

4.44 ± 0.12^ab

4.67 ± 0.11^ab

4.77 ± 0.5^ab

4.72 ± 0.47^a