Research Article
Variability of Soil Micronutrients Concentration along the Slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Table 3
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient among soil properties on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
| Soil micronutrients | pH (1 : 2 soil : water) | Fe (mg/kg) | Mn (mg/kg) | Zn (mg/kg) | B (mg/kg) |
| 0–20 cm | | | | | | Fe (mgkg−1) | 0.05 (0.69) | | | | | Mn (mgkg−1) | 0.30 (0.03) | 0.46 (<0.001) | | | | Zn (mgkg−1) | (0.37) | 0.20 (0.14) | 0.08 (0.57) | | | B (mgkg−1) | 0.60 (<0.001) | (0.2) | 0.19 (0.169) | 0.40 (0.003) | | Cu (mgkg−1) | (0.21) | 0.17 (0.23) | (0.65) | 0.88 (<0.001) | 0.34 (0.013) |
| 21–50 cm | | | | | | Fe (mgkg−1) | (0.79) | | | | | Mn (mgkg−1) | 0.47 (<0.001) | 0.26 (0.07) | | | | Zn (mgkg−1) | (0.95) | 0.099 (0.49) | 0.051 (0.72) | | | B (mgkg−1) | 0.64 (<0.001) | (0.004) | 0.22 (0.12) | 0.29 (0.04) | | Cu (mgkg−1) | (0.33) | 0.096 (0.51) | (0.3) | 0.84 (<0.001) | 0.23 (0.12) |
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Note. ( value), significant level, .
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