Table 1 Selected soil physical properties of different land use type and slope classes

Land use types

Natural forest

18.44^b

32.68^b

48.88^a

Clay

1.05^d

Crop land

33.22^a

36.65^a

30.12^b

Clay loam

1.22^b

Plantation forest

22.33^b

29.76^c

47.90^a

Clay

1.11^c

Grazing land

34.76^a

35.24^a

30.00^b

Clay loam

1.33^a

Slope classes

Upper (28%)

34.75^a

34.55^a

30.70^c

Clay loam

1.21^a

Middle (18%)

24.77^b

34.45^a

40.79^b

Clay

1.17^b

Lower (8%)

24.30^b

31.75^b

43.95^a

Clay

1.15^c