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.