Effects of Land Uses on Soil Quality Indicators: The Case of Geshy Subcatchment, Gojeb River Catchment, Ethiopia

Table 2

Soil physical quality indicators in relation to the land use and soil depths (mean ± SE).

SQI	Depth (cm)	Land uses
		Forest land	Cultivation land	Grazing land	Overall
Sand (%)	0–20	28.78 (±1.427)	27.89 (±1.427)	33.11(±1.427)	29.93 (±0.824)^a
	20–40	26.56 (±1.149)	23.33 (±1.149)	26.67 (±1.149)	25.52 (±0.664)^b
	Overall	27.67 (±0.922)^ab	25.61 (±0.784)^b	29.89 (±1.194)^a
Silt (%)	0–20	27.78 (±1.883)	34.67 (±1.883)	30.33 (±1.883)	30.96 (±1.087)^a
	20–40	26.22 (±1.856)	24.34 (±1.856)	28.00 (±1.856)	26.18 (±1.072)^b
	Overall	27.05 (±0.868)^a	29.50 (±1.744)^a	29.17 (±1.548)^a
Clay (%)	0–20	43.33 (±2.262)	37.44(±2.262)	36.56 (±2.262)	39.11 (±1.306)^b
	20–40	47.22 (±2.222)	52.33 (±2.222)	45.33 (±2.222)	48.30 (±1.283)^a
	Overall	45.28 (±1.425)^a	44.89 (±2.378)^a	40.94 (±1.735)^a
Textural classes	0–20	Clay	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam
	20–40	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay
	Overall	Clay	Clay	Clay
Bd (g/cm^3)	0–20	1.07 (±0.033)	1.18 (±0.031)	1.23 (±0.031)	1.16 (±0.019)^b
	20–40	1.25 (±0.040)	1.22 (±0.040)	1.34 (±0.040)	1.27 (±0.018)^a
	Overall	1.16 (±0.033)^b	1.20 (±0.020)^b	1.28 (±0.026)^a
VSWC (%)	0–20	37.71 (±2.665)	28.10 (±2.665)	30.62(±2.623)	32.14 (±1.515)^b
	20–40	48.28 (±2.687)	44.33 (±2.687)	43.49 (±2.687)	45.39 (±1.515)^a
	Overall	42.99 (±2.760)^b	36.22 (±2.187)^b	37.06 (±2.337)^b
TP (%)	0–20	59.61 (±1.159)	55.46 (±1.130)	53.76 (±1.160)	56.27 (±0.652)^a
	20–40	52.86 (±1.159)	53.79 (±1.248)	49.30 (±1.159)	51.98 (±0.721)^b
	Overall	56.27 (±1.285)^a	54.62 (±0.582)^a	51.53 (±0.994)^b

Means within rows and columns followed by different letters are significantly different () with respect to land use and soil depths.