Research Article
Amendment of Tephrosia Improved Fallows with Inorganic Fertilizers Improves Soil Chemical Properties, N Uptake, and Maize Yield in Malawi
Table 1
Initial physicochemical soil properties at the study area (0–20 cm depth).
| | T. candida site | T. vogelii site |
| Parameter | | | pH (H2O) | 4.2 | 4.9 | % organic carbon | 1.18 | 1.5 | % organic matter | 2.09 | 2.66 | % N | 0.1 | 0.13 | P (µg/g) | 13.9 | 14.6 | K (cmol kg−1) | 0.21 | 0.49 | Ca (µg/g) | 1.75 | 3.84 | Mg (µg/g) | 0.18 | 0.54 | C : N | 11.8 | 11.5 | Physical properties | | | Sand (%) | 69 | 65 | Silt (%) | 6 | 4 | Clay (%) | 25 | 31 | Textural class | Sandy clay loam | Sandy clay loam |
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