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Table 10 Mean values of selected chemical characteristics of Nitisols (0–20 cm) as affected by land use

From: Characteristics of Nitisol profiles as affected by land use type and slope class in some Ethiopian highlands

Soil property

Intensive cereal system

Agroforestry based system

T value

Sign

pH–H2O

5.29

6.12

−6.935

0.006

OC (%)

2.00

2.12

−0.620

0.579

Tot. N (%)

0.15

0.22

−4.217

0.024

C/N

18

10

2.600

0.080

AP (mg kg−1)

10.0

8

0.504

0.649

CEC and basic cations (cmol(+) kg−1):

 CEC

40

44

1.800

0.170

 Ca

14

16

−1.507

0.229

 Mg

6

15

−10.832

0.002

 Na

0.02

0.14

0.522

0.638

 K

1.60

3.0

−3.705

0.024

 PBS (%)

51

75

−6.937

0.006

Micronutrients (mg kg−1):

 Fe

37

97

−8.895

0.003

 Mn

39

68

−9.731

0.002

 Zn

3

13

−8.278

0.004

 Cu

2

3

−1.732

0.182