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Table 2 Main effects of land uses and soil depths on some physical 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

 

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

BD (g cm−3)

PD (g cm−3)

TP (%)

Land use

 CUL

27.59c

29.33b

43.08a

1.35a

2.56a

47.57c

 GRL

41.34a

29.00b

29.66b

1.14c

2.50b

54.58a

 NFL

36.98b

33.32a

29.70b

1.20b

2.51b

52.10b

LSD (0.05)

3.85

2.67

8.18

0.04

0.01

2.45

SEM (±)

1.23

0.85

2.60

0.01

0.00

1.49

Soil depth (cm)

 0–20

37.42a

30.88

31.70

1.16b

2.49b

53.34a

 20–40

33.19b

30.22

36.59

1.29a

2.56a

49.43b

LSD (0.05)

3.16

NS

NS

0.04

0.01

3.84

SEM (±)

1.00

0.69

2.12

0.01

0.00

1.22

CV (%)

8.50

6.78

11.62

2.70

0.40

7.19

  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, BD bulk density, PD particle density, TP total porosity, CUL cultivated land, GRL grazing land, NFL natural forest land