Table 2 Mean (S.E) values of selected chemical properties of leaf litterfall at exclosures and grazing land in Kewet district, central dry lowland of Ethiopia

GL

38.14 ± 0.22^b

2.57 ± 0.67

17.41 ± 5.02

7.10 ± 2.25

8.77 ± 1.23

17.30 ± 1.53

1.41 ± 0.22

YO-Ex

40.21 ± 0.41^a

3.58 ± 0.87

13.31 ± 4.30

6.86 ± 2.22

7.50 ± 0.46

10.25 ± 4.01

1.61 ± 0.35

MI-Ex

38.20 ± 0.70^b

2.02 ± 0.15

19.06 ± 1.11

5.22 ± 0.86

8.76 ± 2.01

21.08 ± 1.20

1.50 ± 0.11

OL-Ex

38.51 ± 0.24^ab

2.57 ± 0.67

17.63 ± 5.18

9.00 ± 0.44

8.01 ± 1.00

18.86 ± 2.31

2.02 ± 0.02

p-value

0.03

0.44

0.80

0.49

0.88

0.07

0.27

CV  %

1.94

41.79

43.52

40.58

27.29

25.75

22.61