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)

Note. ( value), significant level, .