Table S3: Different soil chemical properties (Mean±SE) of paddy soils in the middle IGP region.

Districts / Blocks
under study / pH / Electrical Conductivity
(µS cm-1) / TOC (%) / Microbial
Biomass Carbon
(µg g-1) / Available P
(mg kg-1) / Available N
(mg kg-1) / Available S
(mg kg-1) / Available K
(mg kg-1) / Available Ca
(g kg-1) / Available Na
(mg kg-1)
Lakhimpur - Kheri / Palia / 7.49
±0.11 / 229.83
±13.21 / 2.86
±0.22 / 113.45
±8.01 / 618.01
±22.51 / 49.19
±6.83 / 8.95
±1.11 / 123.65
±10.22 / 7.13
±1.33 / 1.15
±0.54
Issanagar / 7.50
±0.24 / 189.17
±21.05 / 2.91
±0.84 / 64.38
±5.22 / 526.82
±30.49 / 48.25
±2.54 / 9.29
±2.57 / 172.33
±3.61 / 9.95
±2.02 / 1.81
±0.22
Bahraich / Jarwal / 7.60
±0.28 / 347.75
±14.89 / 1.89
±0.34 / 131.38
±4.06 / 462.45
±16.84 / 63.06
±3.48 / 5.71
±3.04 / 174.98
±5.51 / 10.10
±3.04 / 1.13
±0.32
Phakharpur / 7.67
±0.11 / 237.73
±5.88 / 2.92
±0.55 / 177.00
±3.54 / 546.63
±32.46 / 105.07
±6.66 / 7.37
±2.46 / 211.67
±21.64 / 12.22
±2.11 / 1.21
±0.11
Tejvapur / 7.75
±0.21 / 211.66
±16.08 / 2.34
±0.32 / 124.22
±4.39 / 266.05
±22.81 / 67.38
±10.02 / 4.99
±0.88 / 176.39
±10.35 / 7.71
±1.84 / 1.38
±0.34
Huzoorpur / 8.00
±0.31 / 220.20
±31.55 / 3.03
±0.48 / 144.24
±5.38 / 269.71
±16.44 / 126.09
±3.53 / 7.27
±4.32 / 203.51
±8.55 / 11.74
±3.03 / 1.15
±0.09
Gorakhpur / Campiereganj / 7.24
±0.21 / 206.18
±22.41 / 2.80
±0.51 / 98.29
±6.81 / 523.86
±19.94 / 60.91
±6.99 / 8.62
±3.44 / 196.18
±4.99 / 11.32
±1.55 / 2.18
±0.11
Ballia / Maniyar / 7.76
±0.12 / 191.47
±30.49 / 3.47
±0.88 / 226.36
±9.07 / 275.24
±30.84 / 84.06
±12.54 / 7.61
±2.54 / 149.50
±6.24 / 8.36
±3.13 / 1.87
±0.13
Bansdeeh / 6.92
±0.14 / 96.60
±10.84 / 2.08
±0.11 / 90.49
±5.44 / 195.70
±25.18 / 55.10
±3.81 / 8.96
±3.03 / 91.82
±5.45 / 5.31
±1.08 / 0.31
±0.08
Revati / 7.52
±0.34 / 164.58
±15.18 / 2.69
±0.24 / 196.48
±7.12 / 77.13
±4.21 / 78.70
±5.46 / 5.66
±1.84 / 142.20
±10.33 / 8.21
±2.66 / 2.08
±0.08
Bairiya / 7.64
±0.41 / 146.09
±13.64 / 2.29
±0.34 / 168.55
±4.01 / 275.22
±15.83 / 56.74
±8.62 / 4.65
±1.35 / 179.68
±6.51 / 10.37
±1.57 / 3.18
±0.33
Murlichhapara / 7.81
±0.22 / 212.80
±22.03 / 2.47
±0.22 / 246.97
±20.64 / 131.12
±5.66 / 60.00
±8.77 / 5.63
±1.09 / 262.37
±22.08 / 15.14
±1.94 / 2.26
±0.11
Belhari / 7.11
±0.31 / 154.92
±16.24 / 2.34
±0.14 / 165.92
±15.94 / 124.07
±3.99 / 65.62
±9.52 / 5.24
±0.52 / 169.92
±13.64 / 9.81
±2.86 / 3.06
±0.16
Dubhad / 6.82
±0.26 / 621.30
±22.62 / 2.45
±0.32 / 268.96
±16.72 / 180.54
±10.64 / 52.43
±4.03 / 9.94
±2.24 / 154.85
±16.66 / 8.94
±2.67 / 2.61
±0.16
Ghazipur / Karanda / 7.63
±0.21 / 121.80
±16.43 / 1.85
±0.25 / 64.95
±8.02 / 231.66
±26.42 / 82.19
±6.11 / 6.51
±1.33 / 162.14
±15.84 / 9.36
±2.22 / 1.58
±0.38
Reotipur / 7.10
±0.33 / 134.20
±13.79 / 2.14
±0.33 / 201.50
±3.99 / 144.56
±5.64 / 67.28
±13.41 / 4.76
±0.98 / 183.77
±6.27 / 10.64
±3.03 / 4.15
±1.01
Jamania / 7.08
±0.21 / 166.50
±6.62 / 2.45
±0.19 / 269.32
±18.01 / 140.66
±3.11 / 107.88
±28.37 / 6.59
±3.21 / 184.90
±9.82 / 10.67
±2.65 / 2.98
±0.88
Saidpur / 6.98
±0.13 / 167.10
±19.19 / 2.44
±0.32 / 181.72
±16.44 / 136.34
±8.88 / 92.46
±6.04 / 5.40
±0.99 / 138.69
±10.64 / 8.00
±2.44 / 1.65
±0.98