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Table 5 Interaction effects of land uses by soil depths on some chemical properties of soils of the study area

From: Assessment of soil fertility status of Vertisols under selected three land uses in Girar Jarso District of North Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Land use × soil depth

pH-H2O

Soil parameters

EC

OC

Total N

AP

C:N

EAl

CUL

 0–20

4.80

0.05c

1.13d

0.09c

23.61a

12.56

0.42

 20–40

4.87

0.09b

0.94e

0.08c

16.53c

11.75

0.35

GRL

 0–20

5.92

0.22a

3.33a

0.28a

15.46c

11.89

0.07

 20–40

5.83

0.10b

1.14d

0.11bc

10.49d

11.36

0.09

NFL

 0–20

5.70

0.10b

2.97b

0.26a

19.41b

11.42

0.12

 20–40

5.88

0.11b

1.32c

0.13b

11.42d

10.15

0.30

LSD (0.05)

NS

0.02

0.07

0.03

1.72

NS

NS

SEM (±)

0.07

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.55

0.76

0.08

CV (%)

2.13

10.38

2.04

11.28

5.87

8.17

6.58

  1. Means within a column for the same factor followed by the same letters are not significantly different from each other at P = 0.05
  2. LSD least significant difference, NS not significant, SEM standard error of mean, CV coefficient of variation, EC electrical conductivity, OC organic carbon, C:N carbon to nitrogen ratio, AP available phosphorus, EA exchangeable acidity, EAl exchangeable aluminum, CUL cultivated land, GRL grazing land, NFL Natural forest land