Soil properties†

Fayetteville

Kibler

Ratio‡

F test§

Low range¶

texture

Silt loam

Silt loam

-

-

-

clay %

9

23

2.6

***

-

sand %

38

24

0.6

***

-

silt %

52

53

1.0

NS

-

pH

5.3

7.1

1.4

***

-

EC (µmhos cm-1)

163

106

0.7

*

-

P

44

47

1.1

NS

16 - 25

K

81

152

1.9

**

61 - 90

Ca

682

1839

2.7

**

<400

Mg

51

382

7.5

**

<30

S

15

8

0.5

**

<10

Fe

142.2

129.5

0.91

NS

-

Mn

81.6

117.6

1.44

**

<40

Zn

0.8

2.7

3.44

**

<1.6 - 3

Cu

0.3

2.0

7.63

**

<1

B

0.3

0.6

2.02

**

<0.025#