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Table 3 Some chemical characteristics of FYM and compost

From: Yield of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) as affected by lime, mineral P, farmyard manure, compost and rhizobium in acid soil of Lay Gayint District, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia

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pH–H2O (1:5)

N (%)

C (%)

P (%)

Ca (%)

Mg (%)

K (%)

Na (%)

Farmyard manure

7.5

0.98

10.62

0.36

1.47

0.62

1.77

0.11

Compost

7.4

0.81

16.40

0.32

1.39

0.56

1.70

0.13

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Agriculture & Food Security

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