Research Article

Low-Intensity Wildfire Alters Selected Soil Properties in the Tropical Shorea robusta Forest

Table 1

Classification of soil fertility parameters by NARC.

Soil parameterVery lowLowMediumHighVery high

SOM (%)<11–2.52.5–55–10>10

Total N (%)<0.0500.05–0.10.1–0.20.2–0.4>0.4

Available P<1010–3030–5555–110>110

Available K<5555–110110–280280–500>500
Highly acidicAcidicSlightly acidicNeutralAlkaline

Soil pH<4.54.5–5.55.5–6.56.5–7.5>7.5