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/cm^3)	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

Sample distribution per soil type: Plinthosol = 71%; Cambisol = 9%; Lixisol = 9%; Stagnosol = 9%.