Research Article
Land Use Effects on Soil Quality Indicators: A Case Study of Abo-Wonsho Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Soil textural fractions (gKg−1), and soil bulk density (BD, Kgm−3) in relation to land use (Mean ± S.E.) and soil depths (cm).
| Variables | Depth (cm) | Land use types | Overall | Protected forest | Open grassland | Farmland | Grazing land |
| Sand | 0–10 | 784.0 (±13.6) | 714.0 (±15.0) | 604.0 (±17.2) | 686.0 (±9.8) | 697.0 (±8.2)b | 10–20 | 710.0 (±20.7) | 69.00 (±18.9) | 632.0 (±16.0) | 624.0 (±18.1) | 66.40 (±8.2)a | Overall | 74.70 (±11.7)c | 70.20 (±12.1)b | 618.0 (±12.0)a | 655.0 (±14.2)a | |
| Silt | 0–10 | 172.0 (±18.3) | 172.0 (±16.6) | 250.0 (±12.6) | 214.0 (±6.8) | 202.0 (±8.5)a | 10–20 | 178.0 (±20.8) | 190.0 (±15.8) | 194.0 (±24.6) | 244.0 (±14.0) | 201.5 (±8.5)a | Overall | 175.0 (±13.1)a | 181.0 (±11.2)ab | 222.0 (±16.0)bc | 229.0 (±8.9)c | |
| Clay | 0–10 | 44.0 (±7.5) | 114.0 (±29.1) | 146.0 (±7.5) | 100.0 (±8.9) | 101.0 (±6.6)a | 10–20 | 112.0 (±10.2) | 120.0 (±7.1) | 174.0 (±9.8) | 132.0 (±11.1) | 134.5 (±6.6)b | Overall | 78.0 (±12.8)a | 117.0 (±14.1)b | 160.0 (±7.5)c | 116.0 (±8.6)b | |
| Bd | 0–10 | 960 (±30) | 1010 (±60) | 910 (±40) | 970 (±10) | 960 (±30)a | 10–20 | 1030 (±30) | 1070 (±110) | 1030 (±30) | 1010 (±20) | 1040 (±30)b | Overall | 1000 (±20)a | 1040 (±60)a | 970 (±30)a | 990 (±10)a | |
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Overall means within rows and columns followed by different letters are significantly different () with land use and soil depths.
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