Table 1 Selected soil physico-chemical properties as influenced by conservation practices in cultivated lands of Bashe micro-watershed, 2018
Conservation practices | BD (g cm−3) | Sand (%) | Silt (%) | Clay (%) | Textural class | pH-H2O | Soil OC (%) | Soil-OM (%) | Ava. P (mg kg−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-conserved | 1.10 | 22.66 | 32.00 | 45.33 | Clay | 5.87 | 1.34 | 2.32 | 8.06 |
Physical SWC-2 year | 1.07 | 24.00 | 29.00 | 47.00 | Clay | 6.07 | 1.68 | 2.90 | 11.74 |
Integrated SWC-2 year | 1.06 | 21.33 | 34.33 | 44.33 | Clay | 6.39 | 1.42 | 2.45 | 14.57 |
Physical SWC-5 year | 1.06 | 21.33 | 40.33 | 38.33 | Clay loam | 6.33 | 1.61 | 2.78 | 20.80 |
Integrated SWC-5 year | 0.96 | 23.00 | 32.33 | 44.66 | Clay | 6.60 | 1.74 | 3.00 | 25.23 |
CV (%) | 3.75 | 17.24 | 15.75 | 14.66 | – | 10.68 | 18.95 | 18.89 | 78.12 |