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Table 5 Annual estimated nutrient inputs (mean ± SD, kg ha− 1 year− 1) in leaf litterfall by tree/shrub species type in the homegarden agroforestry systems in southern and southwestern Ethiopia

From: Leaves litterfall and nutrient inputs from four multipurpose tree/shrub species of homegarden agroforestry systems

Element

Mean annual nutrient input

C. africana

G. robusta

E. brucei

M. sylvestris

Total

C

377.08a

110.03bc

202.66ab

91.56c

3125.32

N

17.77a

1.84bc

14.79a

3.01c

149.70

P

0.26

0.48

0.09

0.06

3.56

K

7.86a

1.67b

2.67b

1.50b

54.86

  1. Means followed by different letters on the same rows indicate significant differences at P < 0.05.log transformed data.
  2. Source: Survey data.
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