Research Article
Agricultural Expansion-Induced Infiltration Rate Change in a West African Tropical Catchment
Table 4
Soil texture, coarse particles, and bulk density under cropland and fallow at the investigated plots.
| Variable | Cropland | Fallow | Cropland vs Fallow t-test value | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | |
| Sand (%) | 37.75 | 8.83 | 21.05 | 53.47 | 21 | 35.59 | 10.38 | 14.69 | 51.26 | 21 | 0.4709 | Clay (%) | 20.58 | 9.31 | 4.69 | 37.34 | 21 | 22.08 | 7.12 | 13.77 | 34.86 | 21 | 0.5622 | Bulk density (g/cm3) | 1.43 | 0.12 | 1.24 | 1.75 | 21 | 1.42 | 0.14 | 1.14 | 1.60 | 21 | 0.9042 | Coarse particles (%) | 43.21 | 27.73 | 0.88 | 84.96 | 21 | 53.21 | 29.38 | 0.00 | 89.70 | 21 | 0.2636 | SOC (%) | 1.39 | 0.63 | 0.33 | 3.39 | 21 | 1.47 | 0.64 | 0.18 | 2.75 | 21 | 0.6795 |
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Sample distribution per soil type: Plinthosol = 71%; Cambisol = 9%; Lixisol = 9%; Stagnosol = 9%.
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