Table 1 Physicochemical properties of soil used in this study (n = 3)

pH

(H₂O)

6.98

± 0.15

EC

(mS∙cm^− 1)

38.1

± 1.1

CEC

(cMol⁺∙kg^− 1)

11000

± 2600

Exchangeable Ca²⁺

(cMol∙kg^− 1)

137

± 6

Exchangeable K⁺

(cMol∙kg^− 1)

4.23

± 0.16

Exchangeable Mg²⁺

(cMol∙kg^− 1)

36.6

± 1.4

Exchangeable Na⁺

(cMol∙kg^− 1)

0.92

± 0.05

Total carbon

(%)

5.02

± 0.23

Loss on ignition

(%)

9.04

± 0.42