Vegetation diversity pattern during spring season in relation to topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone

Botanical Studies

Table 4 Environmental variables of the studied area, District Malakand

Station	Clay	Silt	Sand	Texture class	pH	MC %	EC dsm⁻¹	TSS	CaCO₃	OM	N	P	K
	-----%-----							-----%-----			-----mg/kg-----
1. Palai	2	44	54	Sandy loam	8.1	5.3	0.12	0.038	7.5	0.65	0.032	15.4	110
2. Bazdara	2	40	58	Sandy loam	8.1	4.2	0.11	0.035	6.8	0.72	0.036	8.0	120
3. Palai Thana	4	36	60	Sandy loam	8.0	4.5	0.11	0.035	10	0.72	0.036	5.4	95
4. Palai Thana	2	38	60	Sandy loam	8.0	6.8	0.11	0.035	8.8	0.69	0.034	2.2	110
5. Thana	4	42	54	Sandy loam	8.0	9.1	0.12	0.038	7.5	0.79	0.039	7.7	110
6. Totakan	6	36	58	Sandy loam	8.0	4.5	0.11	0.035	8.3	0.69	0.034	14.8	120
7. Baika Chapal	8	44	48	Loam	8.0	12.5	0.11	0.035	6.8	0.86	0.043	22.8	98
8. Malakand Pass	2	34	64	Sandy loam	8.0	5.7	0.12	0.038	8.0	0.82	0.041	19.4	100
9. Wartair	10	42	48	Loam	7.9	6.7	0.10	0.032	9.0	0.86	0.043	6.2	140
10. Jaban-Dargai	2	38	60	Sandy loam	8.1	20.9	0.20	0.064	7.5	0.69	0.034	4.0	110
11. Palonao	4	44	52	Sandy loam	8.5	6.5	0.20	0.064	7.8	0.79	0.039	5.7	90
12. Dheri-Kandao	6	32	62	Sandy loam	8.1	5.9	0.11	0.035	8.5	0.65	0.032	4.2	96