Table 1 Soil analysis results of the study site in Wereillu district at planting

pH (H₂O)

6.4

Organic matter (OM) (%)

1.57

Total Nitrogen (TN) (%)

0.21

Available P (mg kg⁻¹ soil)

8.7

Exchangeable Ca (cmol_C kg⁻¹)

38

Exchangeable Mg (cmol_C kg⁻¹)

10.2

Exchangeable K (cmol_C kg⁻¹)

0.8

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) (cmol_C kg⁻¹)

58

Bulk density (gm cm⁻³)

1.14

Sand %

Silt %

Clay %

Textural class

21.5

23.5

55

Clay