MgO Fertilizer Sole and Combined with Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers: Effect on Soil Chemical Properties, Turmeric Performance, and Quality in a Tropical Alfisol

Table 1

Initial soil characteristics before experimentation.

Property	Value
Sand (%)	68.2
Silt (%)	16.3
Clay (%)	15.5
Textural class	Sandy loam
pH (water)	5.71
Soil organic matter (%)	2.56
Total N (%)	0.18
Available P (mg kg^−1)	9.50
Exchangeable K (cmol kg^−1)	0.21
Exchangeable Ca (cmol kg^−1)	1.23
Exchangeable Mg (cmol kg^−1)	0.31