Soil property | Optimum value | Farm 1 | Farm 2 | Farm 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chemical properties | ||||
 pH | 4.75–6.25 | 5.95MA | 6.09SLA | 6.25SLA |
 OC | 2.0–7.5% | 2.78OP | 2.45OP | 2.33OP |
 Tot. N | 0.2–0.5% | 0.19L | 0.17L | 0.22OP |
 Bray P | 12–96 ppm | 10.20L | 11.45L | 11.28L |
 Exch. K+ | 91–286 ppm | 0.22D | 0.85D | 0.81D |
 Exch. Ca2+ | 61–139 ppm | 0.59D | 0.80D | 0.60D |
 Exch. Mg2+ | 40–194 ppm | 0.95L | 1.50L | 1.10L |
 DTPA Fe | 12–65 ppm | 81.19H | 38.20OP | 37.10OP |
 DTPA Mn | 5–35 ppm | 62.39H | 57.26H | 56.29H |
 DTPA Zn | 2.1–7.0 ppm | 4.43OP | 3.32OP | 2.96OP |
 DTPA Cu | 0.51–7.7 ppm | 1.56OP | 2.81OP | 3.52OP |
Physical properties | ||||
 Soil particle size density (P.S.D) | %Clay | 39.2 | 37.2 | 39.22 |
%Silt | 10.82 | 9.82 | 9.82 | |
%Sand | 49.96 | 52.96 | 50.96 | |
Texture class | Sandy clay | Sandy clay | Sandy clay |