Appendix 1: Correlation Matrix of soil Physico-chemical

properties of the study area

Avail.
P

Avail. P

1
0.7293
4

BS

-0.764

Bulk D
Ca
Ca/Mg
EAL
ECEC
EH
ESP
K
Mg
Moistu
re
Organi
c_C
Ph_H2
O
Sand
Total_N
Total P

0.6660
36
0.8814
9
0.7816
2
0.5120
87
0.7513
8
0.7608
6
0.0948
4
0.7261
0.4072
7
0.0627
3
0.0613
7
0.6959
9
0.4862
2
0.2224
2
0.5648
5

Al SAT

Avail.
P

BS

1
0.3822
33
0.4875
2

1
0.635
*

0.9034
**

0.648
*

0.8955
**
0.0165
2

0.511
*
0.554
*

0.8855
**

0.407
7

0.0612
0.6619
*

0.6529
7*
0.0803
7

0.257
1

-0.489

0.6298
2*

0.693
*

0.0537
04
0.2745
05

0.602
6*
0.158
9

0.2023
77

-0.599*
0.5142
*

Bulk D

Ca

Ca/M
g

0.2146

-0.196

0.9034
**

0.8635
**

0.6769
*

0.714*

0.12
99
0.28
2

0.0578

0.0187

0.7405
**

0.6711
*

0.2179

0.0576

0.2961

0.2012

0.1305

-0.087

0.3161

0.0512

-0.014

0.9811
**

0.342
5

0.8568
**

0.8128
**

0.3963
81

0.608
*

0.534*

0.6483
*

0.0299
99

0.410
4

0.1766

0.2217

0.4287
28

0.652
3*

0.4433
0.5688
*
0.5641
*
0.9261
**

0.5443
*

0.4985

0.0736
0.885*
*
0.712*
*

ECE
C

EH

Mg

MC

1
0.7480
**

0.52*
0.07
2
0.01
8

0.2169

1
0.14
6

0.7510
**

0.49
46

0.2907
5

0.11
21

0.01
92
0.02
2

0.1505
3
0.0035
5

0.12
85
0.01
6

0.01
21
0.21
5
0.02
7
0.01
8

0.8395
**

0.59
1*

0.4717

0.35
89

0.2153
4

0.09
16

0.5815
*

0.32
74

0.04
46
0.10
2
0.21
6
0.20
8
0.08
1
0.00
08
0.13
8
0.01
1

*and** = significant at 0.05 and 0.01 probability levels

respectively

ESP

1
0.9378
**

0.395
7

EAL

1
0.584*

-0.254

-0.4469

0.0211

-0.2029

0.09
33

0.573*

0.04199

0.37
79

0.266

0.6758
*

0.37406

0.5662
*

0.61685
*

0.8968
**

0.71032
**

0.57*
0.82*
*
0.55
5

-0.199

-0.252
-0.21

Appendix II: The physical properties of the studied

locations

Pedon

Horiz
on

Depth
(cm)

RD1

RDII

AD

ER

Sand

Silt

Clay

Silt/Cl
ay

g/kg

BD
g/c
m3

0 - 12

720

150

130

1.15

1.19

AB

12 -30

700

120

180

0.66

1.27

Bt1

30 - 66

650

100

250

0.4

1.45

Bt2

66 - 101

648

72

280

0.26

Mean

680

111

210

0.62

1.52
1.3
5

0 - 11

710

160

130

1.23

1.21

AB

11 -28

700

150

150

1.00

1.28

Bt1

28 - 70

690

130

180

0.72

1.39

Bt2

70 - 150

680

120

200

0.60

Mean

695

140

165

0.89

1.56
1.3
6

0 - 15

690

300

120

2.50

1.23

AB

15 - 35

680

200

120

1.67

1.29

Bt1

35 - 70

660

160

180

0.67

1.36

Bt2

70 - 99

650

150

200

0.75

1.48

Mean

670

155

1.40

202
.5

1.3
4

08

810

100

90

1.11

1.13

AB

8 -30

730

80

190

0.42

1.23

Bt1

30 - 80

680

120

200

0.6

1.31

Bt2

80 - 120

620

160

220

0.84

Mean

710

115

175

0.74

1.14
1.2
0

LSD(0.
05)

50.1
4

64.
8

36.
84

0.55

0.1
32

TP

MC

%
55.
1
52.
1
45.
3
42.
6
48.
8

54.
3
51.
7
47.
5
41.
1
48.
7
53.
6
51.
3
48.
6
44.
1

49.
4
57.
4
53.
6
50.
6
48.
7
52.
6

2.2
2

48.2
49.8
51.6
52.4
50.50

49.9
51.1
52.3
54.4
51.90

50.3
51.8
52.7
53.6

52.10
50.7
52.5
54.8
57.1
53.8

1.01

Appendix III: The chemical properties of the studied

locations
Ped
on

RD1

RDII

AD

ER

Horiz
on

Depth
Depths
(cm)

pH
(H2O
)

Orga
nic
Organi
Carbo c
Tot
n
Matter al N
.g/kg
.

Avail P
Mg/kg

Exch
Ca
Mg
K
Na
..Cmol/kg

C/N

0 - 12

5.4

24.4

42

2.8

8.71

9.46

0.61

0.41

0.11

0.02

AB

12 - 30

5.6

30.7

53

1.6

19.2

10.18

0.5

0.36

0.1

0.01

Bt1

30 - 66

5.8

48.7

84

1.1

44.3

11.22

0.31

0.3

0.08

0.01

Bt2

66 - 101

5.3

37.1

64

1.1

33.7

8.26

0.28

0.27

0.06

0.01

Mean

5.5
3

35.2 60.7
3
5

1.
65

26.
5

9.78

0.4
3

0.34

0.08

0.01

0 - 11

5.2

22

38

2.6

8.5

7.33

0.51

0.39

0.13

0.02

AB

11 -28

5.3

22.6

39

1.3

17.4

8.2

0.43

0.31

0.1

0.02

Bt1

28 - 70

5.6

26.7

46

1.2

22.3

10.2

0.36

0.3

0.07

0.02

Bt2

70 - 150

5.2

22

38

1.1

20

7.28

0.28

0.26

0.05

0.01

Mean

5.3
3

40.2
23.3 5

1.
55

17.
1

8.25

0.3
9

0.32

0.09

0.02

0 - 15

5.6

20.9

36

2.5

8.4

10.4

0.51

0.5

0.1

0.01

AB

15 - 35

5.7

22.6

39

1.6

14.1

11.14

0.33

0.31

0.1

0.01

Bt1

35 - 70

5.8

45.2

78

1.2

37.7

11.2

0.28

0.27

0.1

0.01

Bt2

70 - 99

5.6

38.3

66

1.1

34.8

0.22

0.2

0.08

0.02

54.75

1.6

23.
75

10.5

0.32

0.10

0.01

Mean

5.6
8

08

6.4

20.9

36

2.6

AB

8 -30

6.3

41.8

72

Bt1

30 - 80

6.5

39.4

68

Bt2

80 - 120

6.2

17.9

Mean

6.3
5

30

LSD(0.
05)

0.1
3

31.7
5

12.6
3

10.81

0.3
4

18.5

2.1

0.31

0.15

0.03

1.9

22

16.7

2.08

0.31

0.14

0.03

0.9

43.7

16.82

1.98

0.32

0.12

0.04

31

0.4

44.8

14.26

1.36

0.35

0.11

0.04

51.7
5

1.
45

29.
6

16.57

1.8
8

0.32

0.13

0.04

0.10

0.02

0.01

21.73

0.4
0

9.4
7

1.611

0.2
2

Ped
on

Horizon

Depth

EH

RD1

A
AB
Bt1
Bt2

0 12
12 -30
30 66
66 101
Mean

RDII

A
AB
Bt1
Bt2

AD

ER

ECEC

BS

AL SAT

ESP

Ca/Mg

0.26
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.415

EAL
Cmol/k
g
0.93
0.82
1.3
1.5
1.14

2.34
2.29
2.4
2.62
2.413

%
45
41
26
22
33.5

37
34
49
54
43.5

0.7
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.425

1.5
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.225

A
AB
Bt1

0 11
11 -28
28 70
70 150
Mean
0 15
15 35
35 70

0.11
0.1
0.1
0.08
0.098
0.09
0.1
0.1

1.19
1.2
1.1
0.92
1.1
1.7
2.5
1.5

2.35
2.16
1.95
1.6
2.015
2.91
3.35
2.26

42
39
38
37
39
35
21
26

48
54
56
56
53.5
52
71
58

0.8
0.9
1.0
0.6
0.825
0.3
0.2
0.4

1.3
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.25
1.0
1.1
1.0

Bt2

70 99

0.08

1.21

1.81

27

62

1.0

1.1

60.75

0.475

1.05

19
19
25
22
21.25

0.5
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.625

10.8
6.7
6.1
3.9
6.875

9.58

0.408

2.244

A
AB
Bt1
Bt2

Mean

0.09
25

08
8 -30
30 - 80
80 120
Mean

1.11
0.91
0.08
1
0.775

LSD(0.05
)

0.39
2

1.727
5
1.14
1.11
1.3
1.11
1.17

0.581

2.58
25
4.84
4.58
3.84
3.97
4.308

0.59
4

27.2
5
43
44
51
37
43.75

10.2
2

Appendix IV: The chemical properties of the studied

locations (Contd)

Appendix V: The Concentration of heavy metals in the

studied locations
Pedon
RD1

Horizo
n
Depth

Cd

Pb

Cr

Ni

(cm)
0 12

0.061

0.66

0.11

10.24

AB
Bt1
Bt2

12 30
30 66
66 101

0.049
0.035
0.026

0.52
0.49
0.37

8.66
4.14
2.06

Mean

0.0428

0.51

0.08
0.03
0.01
0.05
8

6.275

RDII

A
AB
Bt1
Bt2

0 11
11 - 28
28 - 70
70 - 150
Mean

0.051
0.044
0.041
0.033
0.0423

0.92
0.71
0.51
0.43
0.64

0.25
0.08
0.06
0.01
0.1

11.16
7.74
3.23
1.96
6.023

AD

A
AB
Bt1
Bt2

0 15
15 - 35
35 - 70
70 - 99

0.073
0.061
0.055
0.04
0.05725

0.07
0.06
0.03
0.02
0.04
5

14.22
7.26
6.75
5.06

Mean

2.72
1.63
0.33
0.29
1.24
25

08
8 30
30 - 80
80 - 120

0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001

0.06
0.02
0.01
0.01

1.36
0.96
0.2
0.11

Mean

0.001

0.03

LSD(0.05)

0.011

0.85

0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
3
0.07
2

ER

A
AB
Bt1
Bt2

8.3225

0.658
3.129