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Table 3 Interaction effects of land uses by 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

Land use × soil depth

Soil parameters

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

BD (g cm−3)

PD (g cm−3)

TP (%)

CUL

 0–20

28.67

32.00ab

39.33

1.28b

2.56ab

50.00

 20–40

26.51

26.67c

46.82

1.41a

2.57a

45.14

GRL

 0–20

45.00

28.00c

27.00

1.03d

2.44d

57.79

 20–40

37.69

30.00bc

32.31

1.25b

2.56ab

51.17

NFL

 0–20

38.00

32.64ab

28.76

1.18c

2.47c

52.23

 20–40

35.36

34.00a

30.64

1.22bc

2.54b

51.97

LSD (0.05)

NS

3.77

NS

0.06

0.02

NS

SEM (±)

1.73

1.20

3.67

0.02

0.01

2.11

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