Soil and Water Conservation Nexus Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia

Table 4

Impact of SWC practices on soil physical properties in different land uses.

		pH(H2O)	SOC (%)	SOM (%)	TN (%)	Av. P (ppm)	CEC (cmol (+) kg^−1)
							CEC	Na^+	K^+	Ca^2+	Mg^2+
Cultivated land	CL	5.712	2.027	3.494	0.219	7.778	31.97	0.305	.562	17.13	8.817
	NCL	5.6	1.248	2.152	0.105	9.755	29.56	0.178	0.463	19.1	5.25
Grazing land	CL	5.82	2.96	5.1	0.320	6.13	35.3	0.32	0.47	23.7	6.48
	NCL	5.72	2.07	3.56	0.172	6.05	34.3	0.18	0.47	23.7	6.48

Av. P: available phosphorus, CEC: cation exchange capacity, CL: conserved land, NCL: non-conserved land, SOC: soil organic carbon, SOM: soil organic matter, TN: total nitrogen.