Influence of Spiral Nematodes (Scutellonema spp.) on Maize Performance and Growth under Natural Field Infestation in Mwea, Kenya

Table 2

Soil physicochemical characteristics at Nyangati study site in Mwea subcounty, Kenya.

Soil property	Mean	Standard error
Soil pH	5.85	0.057
Total nitrogen (%)	0.18	0.003
Total organic carbon (%)	2.03	0.050
Phosphorus (ppm)	16.67	1.667
Potassium (me%)	0.75	0.096
Calcium (me%)	6.07	0.788
Magnesium (me%)	3.63	0.135
Manganese (me%)	0.97	0.114
Copper (ppm)	2.95	0.090
Iron (ppm)	23.50	3.239
Zinc (ppm)	0.20	0.029
Sodium (me%)	0.16	0.074
Sand (%)	46.67	3.712
Clay (%)	44.00	4.000
Silt (%)	9.33	0.667