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