N˚ | PROPERTIES | ANDOSOLS | FERRALSOLS | |||||
NK1 | NK2 | NK3 | FBT | MIN1 | MIN2 | MIN3 | ||
Texture (%) | ||||||||
1 | Clay | 30 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 35 | 38 |
2 | Silt | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
3 | Sand | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 53 | 50 |
4 | Textural class | Sandy clay loam | Clayey Silt | Clayey Silt | Clayey Silt | Clay | Clayey Silt | Sandy clay |
5 | Moisture content | 3.46 | 1.76 | 1.55 | 1.03 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.57 |
6 | Bulk density (g/cm3) | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.99 | 0.53 | 1.07 | 1.27 | 1.06 |
Soil reaction | ||||||||
7 | pH KCl | 4.21 | 4.22 | 4.02 | 5.05 | 4.00 | 4.70 | 4.80 |
8 | pH H2O | 5.46 | 5.42 | 5.52 | 5.63 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.20 |
9 | ΔpH (pH KCl - pH H20) | −1.25 | −1.20 | −1.50 | −0.58 | −0.20 | −0.30 | −0.40 |
10 | EC (µS/cm) | 86.30 | 106.50 | 108.50 | 62.60 | 104.30 | 116.20 | 78.10 |
Organic materials | ||||||||
11 | Total nitrogen (g/kg) | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.17 |
12 | Organic Carbon (%) | 5.01 | 1.82 | 2.94 | 3.80 | 2.19 | 2.27 | 1.93 |
13 | Organic matter (%) | 8.61 | 3.14 | 5.07 | 6.55 | 3.78 | 3.95 | 3.33 |
14 | C/N ratio | 20.88 | 16.54 | 21.00 | 11.50 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
Exchangeable cations (cmol (+)/kg) | ||||||||
15 | Calcium | 1.88 | 1.92 | 2.32 | 1.60 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
16 | Magnesium | 5.12 | 4.32 | 5.68 | 3.40 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.48 |
17 | Potassium | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
18 | Sodium | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
19 | Sum of Exchangeable Bases | 7.25 | 6.39 | 8.34 | 5.36 | 1.57 | 1.90 | 1.24 |
20 | Exchangeable acidity (H+ + Al3+) | 2.52 | 2.30 | 3.58 | 0.05 | 2.10 | 0.70 | 0.55 |
Cation exchange capacity (cmol (+)/kg) | ||||||||
21 | CEC | 36.48 | 26.02 | 29.32 | 26.72 | 7.04 | 9.92 | 9.44 |
22 | Base Saturation Rate V (%) = S/CEC × 100 | 19.87 | 24.56 | 28.44 | 20.05 | 22.30 | 19.15 | 13.14 |
23 | CECE | 9.77 | 8.69 | 11.92 | 5.41 | 3.67 | 2.60 | 1.79 |