Table 1 Geochemical characteristics of soil collected from the studied area

pH

7.73 ± 0.223^a

7.79 ± 0.270^a

8.98 ± 0.207^b

9.003

EC (mmho/cm)

0.40 ± 0.006^a

1.22 ± 0.027^b

7.88 ± 0.132^c

2771.371

OC%

3.00 ± 0.069^a

3.50 ± 0.121^a

3.20 ± 0.185^a

3.543

N (ppm)

816.0 ± 28.267^b

839.0 ± 24.220^b

224.0 ± 9.053^a

248.442

P

87.00 ± 3.014^b

163.00 ± 4.705^c

29.00 ± 0.837^a

424.377

K

1611.0 ± 46.506^c

794.0 ± 18.337^b

346.0 ± 9.988^a

474.922

Fe (mg/kg)

24.50 ± 0.566^c

10.50 ± 0.303^b

6.34 ± 0.220^a

590.005

Zn

3.06 ± 0.088^c

2.30 ± 0.066^b

1.26 ± 0.036^a

180.992

Mn

8.02 ± 0.185^b

17.40 ± 0.603^c

5.38 ± 0.124^a

289.835

Cu

17.09 ± 0.493^c

6.40 ± 0.222^b

3.84 ± 0.133^a

477.687

Co

8.60 ± 0.248^b

18.30 ± 0.423^c

1.80 ± 0.0520^a

849.135

Ni

32.10 ± 0.927^c

28.50 ± 0.987^b

6.90 ± 0.199^a

297.525

Cd

9.22 ± 0.213^b

10.89 ± 0.314^c

1.12 ± 0.019^a

566.801

Cr

6.90 ± 0.199^a

7.91 ± 0.228^a

7.82 ± 0.316^a

4.892

Pb

33.00 ± 0.762^b

45.00 ± 1.299^c

2.00 ± 0.058^a

650.193

Mo

29.90 ± 0.691^b

34.50 ± 0.797^c

7.00 ± 0.162^a

572.109

B

2.50 ± 0.087^b

3.60 ± 0.083^c

1.40 ± 0.032^a

234.840