Skip to main content

Table 1 Physicochemical analysis of grassland soils collected in Obanla, FUTA

From: Antifungal activity of chitinase produced by Streptomyces species isolated from grassland soils in Futa Area, Akure

Soil sample

pH

OC (%)

OM (%)

N (%)

MC (%)

P (mg/kg)

K (cmol/kg)

Na (cmol/kg)

Ca (cmol/kg)

Mg (cmol/kg)

Percentage Clay

Percentage Sand

Percentage Silt

Grassland soil 1

5.06 ± 0.07a

1.62 ± 0.01a

2.84 ± 0.01a

0.23 ± 0.06a

12.40 ± 0.12c

9.25 ± 0.08b

0.37 ± 0.22 a

0.40 ± 0.07a

3.01 ± 0.01b

1.20 ± 0.000a

18.97 ± 3.52a

15.87 ± 3.71a

10.14 ± 2.51a

Grassland soil 2

5.06 ± 0.02a

6.43 ± 1

2.48 ± 0.03b

4.31 ± 

4.24 ± 0.06b

0.39 ± 0.09c

11.63 ± 0.01b

11.83 ± 0.08c

0.41 ± 0.01b

0.49 ± 0.04a

3.15 ± 0.05b

1.30 ± 0.01b

18.49 ± 2.00a

27.70 ± 2.69b

19.19 ± 1.15b

Grassland soil 3

.70b

1.99c

5.56 ± 1.67c

0.30 ± 0.20b

8.36 ± 1.62a

0.21 ± 0.25 a

42.38 ± 2.08b

16.60 ± 2.20b

2.93 ± 1.40a

3.56 ± 1.61c

   
  1. OC organic carbon, OM organic matter, N nitrogen, MC moisture content, P phosphorus, K potassium, Na sodium, Ca calcium, Mg magnesium. Values are expressed in mean ± SEM. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant