Research Article
Soil Properties as Affected by Soil Conservation Practices and Soil Depths in Uwite Watershed, Hadero Tunto District, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Pearson’s correlation matrix showing relationship (r value) between soil properties.
| | Clay | Sand | BD | TP | SMC | pH | SOM | TN | Av. P | Av. S | Ex. Ca | Ex. Mg | Ex. K | Ex. Na | PBS | CEC | Zn | Cu | Fe | Mn |
| Clay | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sand | −0.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BD | −0.73 | 0.731 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TP | 0.62 | −0.71 | −0.92 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SMC | 0.68 | −0.73 | −0.77 | 0.72 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | pH | 0.87 | −0.82 | −0.68 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SOM | 0.93 | −0.83 | −0.68 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TN | 0.93 | −0.80 | −0.73 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Av. P | 0.93 | −0.84 | −0.75 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Av. S | 0.80 | −0.66 | −0.67 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Ex. Ca | 0.88 | −0.77 | −0.67 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Ex. Mg | 0.88 | −0.79 | −0.65 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ex. K | 0.88 | −0.77 | −0.70 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 1 | | | | | | | | Ex. Na | −0.81 | 0.85 | 0.73 | −0.66 | −0.67 | −0.73 | −0.80 | −0.75 | −0.84 | −0.73 | −0.78 | −0.76 | −0.79 | 1 | | | | | | | PBS | 0.90 | −0.79 | −0.65 | 0.59 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.87 | −0.78 | 1 | | | | | | CEC | 0.83 | −0.76 | −0.65 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.88 | −0.75 | 0.83 | 1 | | | | | Zn | 0.82 | −0.63 | −0.59 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.78 | −0.64 | 0.76 | 0.91 | 1 | | | | Cu | 0.75 | −0.61 | −0.69 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.81 | −0.73 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 1 | | | Fe | 0.87 | −0.74 | −0.72 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.912 | −0.75 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 1 | | Mn | −0.80 | 0.082 | 0.53 | −0.50 | −0.75 | −0.81 | −0.84 | −0.86 | −0.82 | −0.63 | −0.76 | −0.82 | −0.74 | 0.66 | −0.88 | −0.71 | −0.58 | −0.52 | −0.79 | 1 |
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Significant at 0.01 probability level; significant at 0.05 probability level. |