Table 1 Physical and chemical characters of soil used in this study

Soil texture

62.82

Clay %

18.33

Silt %

18.85

Sand %

Physical characteristics

7.64

pH

1.15

EC(dS m⁻¹)

54.57

Saturation percent (%)

27.29

Field capacity

Chemical characteristics

3.18

SO₄⁻²

2.1

Cl⁻

Anions (meq/100 g soil)

0.37

(HCO₃)⁻

0.05

(CO₃)⁻

Cations (meq/100 g soil)

1.45

Mg⁺²

2.19

Ca⁺²

0.35

K⁺

0.8

Na⁺