Productivity, Water- and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency, and Profitability of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) under Different Nitrogen Applications in Semiarid Region of Nigeria

Table 1

Analysis of physical and chemical properties of the soils (0–20 cm depth) at Minjibir and Gambawa.

Parameters	Minjibir		Gambawa
	2014	2015	2014	2015
Soil texture	Sandy loam	Sandy	Sandy loam	Sandy loam
Particle size analysis (%)
Sand	82.0	90.6	85.7	80.6
Silt	6.5	3.3	5.9	3.3
Clay	11.4	6.1	8.5	16.1
Soil pH (H2O)	6.4	5.5	6.2	5.9
EC (1 : 2.5 soils: water) (dS/m)	0.031	0.044	0.031	0.049
Soil organic carbon (g kg^−1)	1.96	2.59	1.45	2.01
Total nitrogen (g kg^−1)	0.16	0.70	0.12	0.70
Available P (mg kg^−1)	4.0	4.5	3.9	4.1
Available K (cmol/kg)	0.35	0.37	0.36	0.39