Research Article
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% |
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