Treatment pH CEC Al Ex.acidAv.P Fe Mn Cu Zn
Lime (kg/ha) Cmol(+)kg-1 Cmol(+)kg-1 Cmol(+)kg-1 mg /kg mg /kg mg /kg mg /kg mg /kg
0 5.03d 19.18d 0.68a 0.97a 5.36b 41.96a 70.3a 0.37d11.67a
1250 5.64c 25.21c 0.56b 0.75b 6.70a 33.77b 58.4b

0.77b0.19b

2500 6.14b 31.49b 0.33c 0.51c 7.04a 25.04b 46.0c 0.99a9.78c
3750 6.72a 33.34a 0.24c 0.36c 6.67a 19.01c 34.5d 0.65c9.75c
LSD (5%) 0.014 0.738 0.13 0.21 0.94 0.390 4.520

0.05910.138

CV (%) 3.01 6.24 8.12 6.43 2.04 11.56 14.73 10.1112.38
*Means within a column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different from each other at P ≤ 0.05 %
Table 2: Main effects of lime and phosphorus on soil chemical properties.