Research Article
Doses and Timing of 2, 4-D Application for Broadleaf Weed Control, Botanical Compositions, Productivity, and Nutritive Value of Natural Pasture
Table 1
Properties of soils in the study area.
| | Parameter | Values | Method of analysis |
| | pH (1 : 2.5 H2O) | 4.94 | Potentiometric method | | Organic carbon (%) | 1.79 | Dichromate oxidation method [16] | | Total nitrogen (%) | 0.20 | Kjeldahl method [17] | | Available P (ppm) | 5.60 | Olsen method [18] | | CEC (meq/100 g) | 18.24 | NH4OAc method (pH = 7) | | Na+ (meq/100 g) | 0.16 | NH4OAc method [19] | | K+ (meq/100 g) | 5.03 | NH4OAc method [19] | | Ca2+ (meq/100 g) | 29.50 | NH4OAc method [19] | | Mg2+ (meq/100 g) | 13.75 | NH4OAc method [19] | | P (mg·kg−1) | 5.6 | NH4OAc method [19] | | Texture | | Sand (%) | 18 | Boycouos hydrometric method | | Silt (%) | 15 | Boycouos hydrometric method | | Clay (%) | 67 | Boycouos hydrometric method |
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Source; Holetta Agricultural Research Center meteorological data report.
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