Variation of Selected Physicochemical and Hydrological Properties of Soils in Different Tropical Land Use Systems of Nepal
Table 1
Effect of land use system on soil properties.
BD (g/cm3)
SP (%)
MC (%)
CI (cm/min)
pH
N (%)
P (ppm)
K (ppm)
Forest
1.23 ± 0.15
53.74 ± 5.643
10.17 ± 0.523
33.47 ± 12.878
5.70 ± 0.146
0.106 ± 0.032
67.76 ± 11.899
84.49 ± 10.78
Grassland
1.29 ± 0.069
51.63 ± 2.602
26.94 ± 2.387
8.4 ± 1.044
7.91 ± 0.021
0.096 ± 0.019
6.69 ± 2.324
44.71 ± 6.512
Rainfed agriculture land
1.18 ± 0.147
55.50 ± 5.52
9.92 ± 1.673
39.27 ± 18.831
6.55 ± 0.260
0.121 ± 0.009
84.94 ± 6.338
154.24 ± 60.294
0.637
0.636
0.000
0.000
0.434
0.000
0.025
0.060
Note. BD: bulk density of the soil. SP: porosity, MC: moisture content, CI: cumulative infiltration of the soil, pH: pH value of the soil, N: total nitrogen, P: available phosphorus, and K: available potassium in the soil.
