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Table 1 Soil physico-chemical analyses of the field experimental site before sowing at Shinille, Somali Region, in 2012

From: Symbiotic effectiveness of inoculation with Bradyrhizobium isolates on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] genotypes with different maturities

Soil properties

Shinille soil

pH in H2O

7.74

EC (mS/cm)

4.12

Organic carbon (%)

2.15

Total nitrogen (%)

0.29

Available P (mg kg-1)

25.85

Ca (cmol(+) kg-1)

31.10

Mg (cmol(+) kg-1)

3.22

Na (cmol(+) kg-1)

0.14

K (cmol(+) kg-1)

2.22

CEC (cmol(+) kg-1)

25.90

Zn (mg kg-1)

1.19

Fe (mg kg-1)

2.2

B (mg kg-1)

0.86

NH4-N (mg kg-1)

26.22

NO3-N (mg kg-1)

23

Clay (g kg-1)

27

Silt (g kg-1)

50

Sand (g kg-1)

23

Textural class

Loam

Number of rhizobia nodulating soybean

None