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Table 4 Main and interaction effects of slope and soil sample distance from bund on basic soil properties

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

Source of variations

SS

df

MS

F

Soil clay content (%)

 Slope

31.000

2

45.000

29.824***

 Sample distance

34.889

2

47.444

23.007ns

 Slope * sample distance

23.111

4

30.778

19.951ns

Soil MC (%)

 Slope

28.425

2

14.212

6.201**

 Sample distance

2.288

2

1.144

.499ns

 Slope * sample distance

.680

4

.170

.074ns

Soil BD (g/cm3)

 Slope

.123

2

.061

9.354**

 Sample distance

.008

2

.004

.625ns

 Slope * sample distance

.036

4

.009

1.362ns

Soil pH

 Slope

3.185

2

1.593

10.750***

 Sample distance

.519

2

.259

1.750ns

 Slope * sample distance

.370

4

.093

.625ns

Soil EC (dS/m)

 Slope

.533

2

.266

15.384***

 Sample distance

.026

2

.013

.765ns

 Slope * sample distance

.099

4

.025

1.426ns

Soil OC (%)

 Slope

6.759

2

3.379

17.020***

 Sample distance

.222

2

.111

.560ns

 Slope * sample distance

.856

4

.214

1.078ns

Soil TN (%)

 Slope

.094

2

0047

11.299***

 Sample distance

.004

2

.002

.501ns

 Slope * sample distance

.012

4

.003

.735ns

Soil CEC (meq/100 g)

 Slope

31.120

2

59.060

26.502***

 Sample distance

15.132

2

7.566

1.261ns

 Slope * sample distance

25.601

4

14.650

2.441ns

Soil Av.P (ppm)

 Slope

.151

2

.076

.793ns

 Sample distance

.014

2

.007

.073ns

 Slope * sample distance

.130

4

.032

.340ns

  1. *** Significant at P-value < .001; ** significant at P-value < .05; ns non-significant at P-value > .05