Research Article
Sugar Mill Effluent Utilization in the Cultivation of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Two Seasons
Table 5
Coefficient of correlation (
) between sugar mill effluent and soil characteristics in both seasons.
| Effluent/soil characteristics | Season | -value |
| Sugar mill effluent versus soil WHC | Rainy | −0.97 | Summer | −0.97 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil BD | Rainy | −0.96 | Summer | −0.96 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil EC | Rainy | +0.98 | Summer | +0.98 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil pH | Rainy | −0.96 | Summer | −0.96 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil OC | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Na+ | Rainy | +0.97 | Summer | +0.97 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil K+ | Rainy | +0.87 | Summer | +0.87 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Ca2+ | Rainy | +0.76 | Summer | +0.76 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Mg2+ | Rainy | +0.63 | Summer | +0.63 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil TKN | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil | Rainy | +0.96 | Summer | +0.96 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Fe3+ | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Zn2+ | Rainy | +0.94 | Summer | +0.94 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Cd2+ | Rainy | +0.97 | Summer | +0.97 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Cu2+ | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Mn2+ | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 | Sugar mill effluent versus soil Cr3+ | Rainy | +0.99 | Summer | +0.99 |
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