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Table 10 Main effects of land uses and soil depths on some micronutrients 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

 

Fe

Mn

Cu

Zn

(mg kg−1)

Land use

 CUL

8.80c

12.58a

1.18b

0.57c

 GRL

10.00b

9.04b

2.07a

0.66a

 NFL

12.71a

9.56b

2.17a

0.61b

LSD (0.05)

0.65

0.83

0.48

0.03

SEM (±)

0.21

026

0.15

0.02

Soil depth (cm)

 0–20

13.99a

12.58a

2.15a

0.71a

 20–40

7.00b

8.20b

1.45b

0.50b

LSD (0.05)

0.53

0.68

0.39

0.06

SEM (±)

0.17

0.22

0.13

0.02

CV (%)

4.83

6.22

20.78

8.82

  1. Means within a column for the same factor followed by the same letters in superscripts 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, CUL cultivated land, GRL grazing land, NFL natural forest land