The main characteristics of the soil classified as a Typic Xerofluvent (Soil Survey Staff, 2010) were: sandy loam texture, pH 8.0, electrical conductivity (EC) (1:5) 0.12 dSm−1, total organic carbon 0.89%, C/N 8.3, CaCO3 23.2%, available-P 34mgkg−1 and available-K 442mgkg−1.