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