Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Selected initial physical and chemical properties of soil and poultry manure.

From: Effects of different soil amendments and age of transplant on the post-harvest quality and shelf life of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) fruits

Parameter	Treatment plot				Poultry manure
Parameter	Control	Organic	Inorganic	Organic + Inorganic	Poultry manure
Sand (%)	86.00	88.00	86.00	84.00
Silt (%)	10.00	8.00	10.00	10.00
Clay (%)	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00
pH (1:2.5 H₂O)	4.56	4.22	4.35	4.12	7.20
Organic C (%)	1.59	1.65	1.52	1.59	36.50
Total N (%)	0.16	0.20	0.17	0.18	1.70
OM (%)	2.74	2.85	2.62	2.74
Ca²⁺/100 g	1.70	1.92	1.28	1.92	1.44
Mg²⁺/100 g	0.64	0.32	0.75	0.85	0.78
K⁺/100 g	0.14	0.31	0.40	0.32	0.63
Na⁺/100 g	0.02	0.20	0.61	0.23
P (ppm)	78.46	88.31	98.37	78.46	1.80

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