Research Article

Small-Scale Variability in the Soil Microbial Community Structure in a Semideveloped Farm in Zambia

Table 1

Mean ± SD soil , pHKCl, and their difference (ΔpH) for each land use type.

Land usepHKClΔpH

Forest6.00 ± 0.47 b5.14 ± 0.27 b0.86 ± 0.20 ab
Grassland5.17 ± 0.36 a4.06 ± 0.08 a1.11 ± 0.29 b
Watermelon5.13 ± 0.79 a4.21 ± 0.45 a0.92 ± 0.37 ab
Maize4.91 ± 0.32 a4.28 ± 0.25 a0.63 ± 0.07 a