Research Article
Explaining the Soil Quality Using Different Assessment Techniques
Table 5
The soil quality of lands in the Nitisols and Luvisols based on the soil fertility/nutrient/index approach.
| Parameters | Nitisols sample status | Index | Luvisols sample status | Index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Very low-low | Medium | High-very high | Very low-low | Medium | High-very high |
| pH | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1.5 | OC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1.4 | TN | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2.1 | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | S | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1.3 | Ca | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | Mg | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 2.9 | K | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 2.5 | K : Mg | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1.9 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 2.2 | CEC | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.9 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | PBS | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3.0 | ESP | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2.1 | B | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | Cu | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | Fe | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1.8 | Mn | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 2.3 | Zn | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2.0 | | | SQI (low) | 24.11/17 = 1.42 | | SQI (medium) | 30.18/17 = 1.78 |
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