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Table 1 Physicochemical properties of soil used during the present experiment

From: Soil applied glycine betaine with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduces chromium uptake and ameliorates chromium toxicity by suppressing the oxidative stress in three genetically different Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) cultivars

Property

Value & unit

Evaluation

Texture

-

Sandy loam

Sand

71.70%

-

Silt

18.96%

-

Clay

9.34%

-

pH

8.2

Basic

OC

0.32

Low

EC

0.17 DS meter−1

Normal

Nitrogen (N)

3 mg kg−1 soil

Low

Phosphorus (P)

8 mg kg−1 soil

Low

Potassium (K)

84 mg kg−1 soil

Normal

Zink (Zn)

0.61 mg kg−1 soil

Normal

Iron (Fe)

0.7 mg kg−1 soil

Low

Copper (Cu)

0.18 mg kg−1 soil

Normal

Manganese (Mn)

2.73 mg kg−1 soil

Normal

Chromium (Cr)

0.016 mg kg−1 soil

Low