| Soil property | Before sowing | After harvesting | Reference | |||
| Rating | Rating | |||||
| Clay (%) | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Silt (%) | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Sand (%) | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Textural class | Clay sandy loam | |||||
| pH (1:2.5 H2O) | 4.45 | V. strongly acidic | 6.5 | Slightly acidic | Murphy [1968] | |
| Organic carbon (%) | 1.85 | Medium | 2.05 | Medium | Tekalign Tadese et al. [1991] | |
| Total N (%) | 0.23 | High | 0.35 | Very high | Tekalign Tadese et al. [1991] | |
| Available P (mg P kg∙soil−1 | 6.75 | Low | 11.43 | Medium | Cottenie [1980] | |
| Exchangeable Ca [(cmol(+) kg∙soil−1] | 1.65 | Very low | 5.3 | Medium | FAO [2006] | |
| Exchangeable Mg [(cmol(+) kg∙soil−1] | 2.3 | Medium | 2.55 | Medium | FAO [2006] | |
| Exchangeable K [(cmol(+) kg∙soil−1] | 0.95 | High | 1.32 | Very High | FAO [2006] | |
| Exchangeable Al [(cmol(+) kg∙soil−1] | 4.9 | Very high | 2.25 | Low | Gourley [1999] | |
| CEC [(cmol(+) kg∙soil−1] | 12.18 | Low | 22.2 | High | FAO [2006] | |
| Bulk density | 1.34 | Uncompacted | 1.32 | Uncompacted | Landon [1991] | |