Changes in Soil Phosphorus Pools and Chemical Properties under Liming in Nitisols of Farawocha, South Ethiopia
Table 2
Effects of lime on phosphorus fractions (mean and percentage in brackets).
Lime rate (t/ha)
P_sol
Fe_P
Al_P
Ca_P
Res_P
Org_P
(mg/kg)
3.13 c (0.88)
23.61 a (6.61)
9.97 a (2.79)
6.06 c (1.70)
35.54 c (9.94)
279.18 a (78.09)
5.25
3.67 b (1.03)
11.73 b (3.281)
6.74 b (1.89)
7.31 b (2.04)
67.20 b (18.80)
260.85 b (72.97)
10.5
3.85 ab (1.08)
10.32 b (2.89)
6.16 c (1.72)
9.48 a (2.65)
74.08 b(20.72)
253.61 b (70.94)
15.75
4.28 a (1.2)
9.80 b (2.74)
2.93 d (0.82)
9.79 a (2.74)
104.80 a (29.31)
225.90 c (63.19)
LSD 0.05
0.52
2.63
0.48
1.13
17.7
14.86
CV %
6.98
9.50
3.71
6.93
12.58
2.92
LSD (0.05): least significant difference at the 5% level; CV: coefficient of variation. Means in a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at the 5% level of significance.
