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Table 4. Levels of total peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase in nodules and roots of Vigna

radiata (L.) R. Wilczek.

Place of % of organic % of total
% of available
collection of soil carbon nitrogen C : N
phosphorus
sample (C) (N)

Soil before
0.38 0.11 3.45 0.0085
plantation

Soil having

nodulated plant
1.65 0.67 2.46 0.0115
(after

decomposition)

Table 5: Changes of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus before and after plantation of Vigna

radiata (L.) R. Wilczek.
Percentage of organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus before and after plantation

of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek. Data presented here were the mean of three experimental

sets.
Table 6: Changes of soil moisture content

Soil depth Fresh weight of Dry weight of Weight of water Soil moisture
(cm) soil sample soil sample (g) (%)

(g) (g)

0-5 100 75.0 25.0 33.33

5-10 100 79.3 20.7 26.10

10-15 100 82.1 17.9 21.80

Percentage of soil moisture at different depths of soil in the field during cultivation of Vigna

radiata (L.) R. Wilczek. Data presented here were the mean of three sets.

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