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Table 3 Soil sample distribution and confidence interval (CI) test

From: Assessment of community based watershed management practices: emphasis on technical fitness of physical structures and its effect on soil properties in Lemo district, Southern Ethiopia

Soil parameters

Slope

Statistic

Df

Sig.

95% CI

Lowe limit

Upper limit

pH (H2O)

Moderate

.536

9

.216

4.884

5.563

Steep

.617

9

.701

4.951

5.724

Gentle

.590

9

.360

4.813

5.612

AV.P (ppm)

Moderate

.956

9

.760

5.268

5.618

Steep

.895

9

.226

5.173

5.764

Gentle

.952

9

.709

5.474

5.753

OC (%)

Moderate

.955

9

.743

1.586

2.390

Steep

.946

9

.641

2.301

2.777

Gentle

.915

9

.353

2.857

3.566

OM (%)

Moderate

.844

9

.640

2.303

3.462

Steep

.881

9

.159

3.640

4.534

Gentle

.964

9

.838

5.498

6.315

TN (%)

Moderate

.964

9

.835

.125

.1892

Steep

.863

9

.104

.152

.229

Gentle

.883

9

.170

.231

.360

C:N (ratio)

Moderate

.563

9

.100

10.980

14.522

Steep

.834

9

.501

11.164

17.103

Gentle

.865

9

.107

9.146

13.909

CEC (meq/100 g)

Moderate

.976

9

.941

17.358

20.795

Steep

.969

9

.890

17.906

22.465

Gentle

.975

9

.936

24.552

29.145

EC (dS/m)

Moderate

.901

9

.256

.310

.398

Steep

.665

9

.201

.279

.583

Gentle

.873

9

.132

.599

.7687

Sand (%)

Moderate

.769

9

.109

23.12

28.22

Steep

.930

9

.481

16.29

21.26

Gentle

.891

9

.205

14.88

21.12

Clay (%)

Moderate

.920

9

.396

34.98

37.02

Steep

.933

9

.510

38.34

43.66

Gentle

.966

9

.856

55.62

66.38

Silt (%)

Moderate

.908

9

.301

17.41

23.93

Steep

.893

9

.215

37.20

40.80

Gentle

.958

9

.775

31.74

34.70

BD (g/cm3)

Moderate

.988

9

.994

1.134

1.260

Steep

.932

9

.497

1.015

1.147

Gentle

.961

9

.811

.976

1.097

MC (%)

Moderate

.713

9

.302

24.934

26.655

Steep

.826

9

.240

24.752

27.506

Gentle

.938

9

.564

27.32

28.912