Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Different Rates of Palm Bunch Ash Application in the Semi-deciduous Forest Agro-ecological Zone of Ghana

Table 3

Chemical properties of the 0–20 cm layer of the soil 110 days after application of the palm bunch ash and NPK for the major rainy season planting.

	pH	OC	Total N	P Bray	K	Mg	Ca	Na	Al + H
	(1 : 1 H2o)	%	%	ppm	Me 100 g^−1				Me 100 g^−1
0 tha^−1	5.10	1.26	0.11	7.04	0.50	2.76	5.62	0.17	1.00
2 tha^−1	5.83	1.57	0.16	19.77	1.23	2.63	4.27	0.19	0.45
4 tha^−1	5.93	1.43	0.15	16.00	1.29	3.78	6.31	0.30	0.57
6 tha^−1	5.90	1.86	0.17	22.89	0.76	3.25	5.07	0.26	0.50
NPK	5.08	1.34	0.15	14.72	0.63	1.47	5.58	0.11	1.00
LSD	0.49	0.78	0.057	6.63	0.47	1.48	2.02	0.07	0.054
Prob.	1%	NS	NS	1%	1%	5%	NS	0.1%	1%