Research Article

Improved Corn Yields When Humic Acid Extracted from Composted Manure Is Applied to Acid Soils with Phosphorus Fertilizer

Table 1

Soil properties of the acidic soils of Sukosari, Tanggeran, and Karangsalam, Indonesia.

Soil propertiesUnitSukosariTanggeranKarangsalamAverage

Sandg kg−11.513.62.96.0
Siltg kg−16.631.78.715.7
Clayg kg−19254.788.478.4
pH H2O (1 : 5)4.65.25.25.0
CECcmol(+) kg−116.714.315.815.6
Exchangeable Kcmol(+) kg−10.600.310.360.42
Exchangeable Nacmol(+) kg−10.0040.010.020.01
Exchangeable Cacmol(+) kg−12.142.192.132.16
Exchangeable Mgcmol(+) kg−10.471.031.240.91
Available P (Bray−1)mg kg−11.92.21.11.8
Exchangeable Alcmol(+) kg−11.20.50.50.73