Table 6 Comparison of mean nutrient acquisition in different cropping systems under both control and 150 mM NaCl conditions. The values represent the means of three harvests

pH

8.11 ± 0.02b

8.01 ± 0.01c

8.21 ± 0.01a

8.01 ± 0.01c

CEC

6.72 ± 0.01d

13.60 ± 0.03a

8.16 ± 0.01c

10.11 ± 0.01b

S

35 ± 0b

38 ± 0a

35 ± 0b

35 ± 0b

OM

2.36 ± 0.01d

3.21 ± 0.02b

2.61 ± 0.01c

4.04 ± 0.03a

C

1.35 ± 0.01d

1.85 ± 0.03b

1.51 ± 0.02c

2.336 ± 0.025a

N

16.22 ± 0.03a

8.93 ± 0.02d

11.73 ± 0.03b

10.62 ± 0.02c

P₂O₅

9.61 ± 0.015c

11.02 ± 0.01b

12.81 ± 0.02a

7.44 ± 0.04d

K₂O

130 ± 0c

112.25 ± 0.06d

357 ± 0.25b

780.08 ± 0.01a

CaCO₃

3 ± 0a

3.01 ± 0a

3 ± 0a

1 ± 0b

NaCl

pH

8.43 ± 0.09a

8.48 ± 0.01a

8.37 ± 0.04a

8.39 ± 0.11a

CEC

13.43 ± 0.7a

15.08 ± 2.22a

14.72 ± 2.12 a

13.55 ± 3.22a

S

35 ± 1.5a

35 ± 0a

36.5 ± 0a

36.5 ± 1.5a

OM

3.20 ± 0.27b

3.12 ± 0.33b

3.3 ± 0.79ab

4.12 ± 0.24a

C

1.86 ± 0.19b

1.80 ± 0.16b

1.92 ± 0.46ab

2.39 ± 0.14a

N

12.6 ± 1.82a

9.38 ± 1.96b

10.5 ± 0.14ab

11.34 ± 1.26ab

P₂O₅

6.58 ± 3.35b

6.24 ± 0.18b

14.95 ± 0.18ab

50.59 ± 3.11a

K₂O

116 ± 5.27c

235.25 ± 4bc

352.5 ± 5.9ab

361.5 ± 5.12a

CaCO₃

2.5 ± 0.57b

2.5 ± 0b

3 ± 0.5ab

3.5 ± 0.5a