Advances in Agriculture

Research Article

Effect of Soil Management Practices and Slope on Soil Fertility of Cultivated Lands in Mawula Watershed, Loma District, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Interaction effect of soil management practices and slope range on physical properties of the soils in Mawula watershed.

SMP

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

BD (Mg·m⁻³)

PD (Mg·m⁻³)

MC (%)

TP (%)

54.7^a

52.3^b

22.3^e

24^bdec

22.67^d

23.67^d

1.21^a

1.12^b

2.58^e

2.59^de

14.4^d

15.37^d

53.2^d

56.7^c

49^c

47^c

22.67^de

23.3^dec

29^c

30.3^cb

1.12^b

1.07^cb

2.61^bc

2.62^bc

21.7^c

23.17^c

57.1^c

59.2^c

FYM

44^d

41.3^e

25.33^bdac

27.67^a

31.67^b

1.11^b

1.04^cd

2.62^bc

2.63^ba

26.4^bc

28.83^ba

57.3^c

60.2^ba

SBFM

40^fe

39^f

26.33^ba

26.2^bac

34.3^a

35^a

1.04^cd

1.01^d

2.64^a

2.65^a

31.1^ba

34.07^a

60.7^ba

62.03^a

LSD

2.16

2.95

2.45

0.06

0.019

5.582

2.588

SEM (±)

5.2

6.22

12.3

0.55

2.33

13.5

20.5

Means for specific soil parameter followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different from each other at ≤ 0.05; SMP, soil management practices; NM, no management; SB, soil bund; FYM, farm yard manure; SBFYM, soil bund integrated with farm yard manure; BD, bulk density; PD, particle density; MC, moisture content; TP, total porosity; US, upper slope; LS, lower slope.