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Table 3 Cassava fertilization effect on CEC, and exchangeable bases (cmol+ kg−1) at different sampling periods

From: Soil fertility status of cassava fields treated by integrated application of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia

Organic manure

Mineral fertilizer

 

CEC

Ca2+

Mg2+

Na+

K+

 

CEC

Ca2+

Mg2+

Na+

K+

4 MAP

O0

3.67a

2.38a

0.85a

0.01a

0.42a

M0

4.27b

3.47a

1.03a

0.02a

0.24a

O1

4.01b

3.16ab

0.91a

0.02ab

0.53a

M1

3.71a

3.26a

0.98a

0.02a

0.41a

O2

3.90ab

3.43bc

1.00ab

0.03ab

0.49a

M2

3.67a

3.07a

0.94a

0.03a

0.57ab

O3

3.88ab

4.09c

1.12b

0.04b

0.62a

M3

3.81a

3.25a

0.92a

0.03a

0.84b

F-value

2.9957

10.15

7.0216

4.0067

0.8062

 

11.9162

0.5511

1.1580

0.072

7.7144

p-value

0.064

< 0.001

0.004

0.028

0.5098

 

< 0.001

0.6551

0.3583

0.974

0.0024

8 MAP

O0

3.69a

2.01a

0.85a

0.012a

0.34a

M0

4.05b

3.09b

1.07b

0.018a

0.18a

O1

3.95a

2.66b

0.87ab

0.017ab

0.39a

M1

3.90ab

3.03ab

0.97ab

0.019a

0.37b

O2

3.85a

3.19bc

1.02b

0.022ab

0.44a

M2

3.62a

2.50a

0.84a

0.021a

0.43b

O3

3.87a

3.60c

1.02b

0.029b

0.46a

M3

3.79ab

2.84ab

0.87a

0.022a

0.65c

F-value

2.0541

25.3393

5.3156

5.9708

2.942

 

5.7742

3.7821

7.2504

0.3535

40.253

p-value

0.1494

< 0.001

0.0107

0.0069

0.067

 

0.0079

0.033

0.0031

0.7873

< 0.001

12 MAP

O0

3.38a

2.41a

0.93a

0.026a

0.55a

M0

3.81b

4.24b

1.34b

0.032a

0.23a

O1

3.76b

3.52b

1.04ab

0.033ab

0.59a

M1

3.67b

3.94ab

1.10ab

0.038a

0.54b

O2

3.67b

4.15c

1.18ab

0.039bc

0.62a

M2

3.36a

3.58a

1.00a

0.038a

0.70bc

O3

3.69b

5.43d

1.28b

0.048c

0.69a

M3

3.65b

3.77ab

0.99a

0.040a

0.97c

F-value

9.1877

90.315

4.4782

9.4235

0.7512

 

11.7613

4.514

5.0395

1.0404

20.2483

p-value

0.001

< 0.001

0.0195

< 0.001

0.5385

 

< 0.001

0.019

0.013

0.4031

< 0.001

  1. Means in the same column with the same letter are not significantly different. MAP months after planting. O0 = control (without manure application), O1 = 1.4 t ha−1 chicken manure, O2 = 2.8 t ha−1 chicken manure, O3 = 4.2 t ha−1 chicken manure, M0 = control (without mineral fertilizer), M1 = 50N-11P-41.5 K kg ha−1, M2 = 100N-22P-83 K kg ha−1, M3 = 150N-33P-123.5 K kg ha−1