Research Article
Changes in Soil Phosphorus Pools and Chemical Properties under Liming in Nitisols of Farawocha, South Ethiopia
Table 5
Correlation (Pearson) of lime with soil chemical properties.
| | B | CEC | Ca | Cu | Fe | Lime | Mg | Mn | OC | TN | S | Zn | pH | K | Av. P | Ex. acidity | Ex. Al | Ex. H |
| CEC | 0.4674NS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ca | 0.9250 | 0.6151 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cu | 0.9871 | 0.5326NS | 0.9634 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fe | −0.9693 | −0.4298NS | −0.9570 | −0.9803 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lime | 0.9097 | 0.6431 | 0.9987 | 0.9518 | −0.9415 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mg | 0.9355 | 0.6191 | 0.9975 | 0.9721 | −0.9582 | 0.9952 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mn | −0.9727 | −0.6215 | −0.9430 | −0.9709 | 0.9383 | −0.9368 | −0.9495 | | | | | | | | | | | | Oc | −0.7427 | −0.7876 | −0.9222 | −0.8030 | 0.7899 | −0.9385 | −0.9087 | 0.8370 | | | | | | | | | | | TN | 0.0415 NS | 0.0530 NS | 0.0009 NS | 0.0644 NS | 0.0402 NS | 0.0000 NS | 0.0228 NS | 0.0011NS | 0.1045NS | | | | | | | | | | S | 0.8995 | 0.6172 | 0.9869 | 0.9432 | −0.9232 | 0.9887 | 0.9830 | −0.9153 | −0.9127 | 0.1120NS | | | | | | | | | Zn | 0.9773 | 0.4082NS | 0.9471 | 0.9845 | −0.9973 | 0.9299 | 0.9523 | −0.9371 | −0.7604 | 0.0090NS | 0.9163 | | | | | | | | pH | 0.9456 | 0.5862 | 0.9941 | 0.9725 | −0.9633 | 0.9908 | 0.9920 | −0.9576 | −0.8987 | 0.0488NS | 0.9873 | 0.9569 | | | | | | | K | 0.8850 | 0.5473NS | 0.7397 | 0.8387 | −0.7694 | 0.7309 | 0.7562 | −0.9149 | −0.6150 | −0.0176NS | 0.7115 | 0.7787 | 0.7743 | | | | | | Av. P | 0.9358 | 0.6397 | 0.9931 | 0.9676 | −0.9446 | 0.9929 | 0.9939 | −0.9636 | −0.9155 | 0.0071NS | 0.9801 | 0.9378 | 0.9900 | 0.7935 | | | | | Ex. acidity | −0.9752 | −0.4796NS | −0.8512 | −0.9421 | 0.9042 | −0.8361 | −0.8652 | 0.9667 | 0.6756 | −0.0105NS | −0.8199 | −0.9144 | −0.8808 | −0.9630 | 0.8825 | | | | Ex. Al | −0.4713NS | −0.2316 NS | −0.6590 | −0.5629 NS | 0.6608 | −0.6522 | −0.6390 | 0.4821NS | 0.6253 | 0.2407NS | −0.6055 | −0.6299 | −0.6159 | −0.1654NS | −0.6015 | 0.3436NS | | | EX. H | −0.9658 | −0.4776NS | −0.8322 | −0.9285 | 0.8863 | −0.8173 | −0.8469 | 0.9596 | 0.6578 | −0.0114NS | −0.8013 | −0.8974 | −0.8640 | −0.9719 | −0.8672 | 0.9992 | 0.3112NS | | Na | −0.1520NS | −0.7923 | −0.4251 NS | −0.2612 NS | 0.1798 NS | −0.4616 NS | −0.4244 NS | 0.2689 NS | 0.6396 | −0.2419NS | −0.4879 NS | −0.1601 NS | −0.3861 NS | −0.0777 NS | −0.4113NS | 0.0716 NS | 0.2117 NS | 0.0580 NS |
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Significance at the 5% level; significance at the 1% level; significance at the 0.1% level. NS: not significant. |