Soil Nutrient Availability, Plant Nutrient Uptake, and Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Yield in Response to N-Viro Biosolids and Irrigation Applications

Table 2

Initial physical, hydrological, and chemical properties of the soil at the field station of Nova Scotia Wild Blueberry Research Institute, Debert, NS, Canada.

Parameter	Value
Physical properties
Sand	72%
Silt	22%
Clay	6%
Bulk density	1.27 g cm^−3
Hydrological properties
Field capacity	0.22 cm^3 cm^−3
Wilting point	0.09 cm^3 cm^−3
Chemical properties
pH	5.0
Cation exchange capacity	8.5 meq (100 g)^−1
N	0.0 mg kg^−1
P2O5	27 mg kg^−1
K2O	44 mg kg^−1
Ca	98 × 10^3 mg kg^−1
Mg	22 × 10^3 mg kg^−1
Na	7 × 10^3 mg kg^−1
S	25 mg kg^−1
B	0.11 mg kg^−1
Fe	186 mg kg^−1
Mn	19.5 mg kg^−1
Cu	0.22 mg kg^−1
Zn	2.4 mg kg^−1