Effect of Fertilizer Types on the Growth and Yield of Amaranthus caudatus in Ilorin, Southern Guinea, Savanna Zone of Nigeria

Table 2

Physicochemical properties of the experimental soil.

Parameters	Soil test value
pH	6.4
Org. C (g kg^−1)	2.0
Total N (g kg^−1)	2.44
P Mehlich (m gkg^−1)	9
Exchangeable bases (cmol kg^−1)
K	1.2
Mg	3.2
Na	1.9
Ca	5.1
Extractable micronutrients (cmol kg^−1)
Fe	53
Zn	13
Mn	49
Cu	2.6
Textural class (%)
Sand	56.8
Silt	10.0
Clay	33.2
Textural class	Clay