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. 2023 Feb 26;9(3):e14124. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14124

Table 2.

Chemical properties of soil as affected by land-use types at Kuto Sorpela Keble

LUT pH Ex.Aci.
Ex. Al
OM
OC
TN
Fe
Av.p
CEC
Ca
Mg
meq/100 g % mg/kg cmol (+)kg−1
Enset 6.81a 0.45c 0.42d 3.82a 2.21a 0.19a 1.07d 26.49a 24.36a 6.71a 3.06a
Cultivated 5.16b 1.77b 0.81c 2.35d 1.36d 0.12d 24.76c 14.98b 25.16a 3.36b 1.86c
Grazing 5.02c 1.96a 0.83b 3.04c 1.76c 0.15c 27.56a 13.95c 21.63b 2.93c 2.13b
En. Area 5.02c 1.96a 1.19a 3.48b 1.97b 0.17b 26.36b 14.03c 24.73a 2.93c 1.93c
LSD(0.05) 0.01 0.14 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.006 1.005 0.21 1.14 0.29 0.26
CV (%) 0.98 0.39 1.07 0.92 0.91 1.89 2.52 0.59 2.38 3.75 5.79

LUT = land use types, En. Area = enclosure area, Av.P = available phosphorous, pH = power hydrogen, Ex.Al = exchangeable aluminum, Ex. acidity = exchangeable acidity, OM = organic matter.