Research Article

Impact of Addition of FGDB as a Soil Amendment on Physical and Chemical Properties of an Alkali Soil and Crop Yield of Maize in Northern China Coastal Plain

Table 2

Basic chemical properties of the initial alkaline soil.

ParameterValue

Organic matter (%)
pH
EC (mMho cm−1)
Total N (%)
Available P (cmol kg−1 soil)
K (cmol kg−1 soil)
Na (cmol kg−1 soil)
Ca (cmol kg−1 soil)
Mg (cmol kg−1 soil)
SO4 (cmol kg−1 soil)
ESP (%)

Values are mean ± standard deviation of triplicate measurements.