Research Article

Effect of Coffee Husk Compost and NPSB Fertilizers on Selected Soil Chemical Properties of Potato Field in Chora District, South West Ethiopia

Table 4

The main effect of CHC and NPSB fertilizers on exchangeable K+ and Na+ of soils of potato field.

TreatmentExch.K+ (meq 100 g−1)Exch. Na+ (meq 100 g−1)

CHC (t ha−1)
00.61d0.032d
2.51.56c0.036c
51.87b0.040b
7.52.12a0.054a
F test
NPSB (kg ha−1)
01.72a0.040a
112.51.62a0.039a
1501.50b0.041a
187.51.32c0.041a
F testNS
LSD0.0970.002
CV (%)7.546.24

Means sharing the same letter within a column are not significantly different according to LSD at 5% level of significance; CV = coefficient of variation;  = significant at ; NS = not significant; Exch. K+ = exchangeable potassium; Exch. Na+ = exchangeable sodium.