Soil Properties as Affected by Soil Conservation Practices and Soil Depths in Uwite Watershed, Hadero Tunto District, Southern Ethiopia

Table 4

Effect of soil conservation practices and soil depths on chemical properties of soils in the Uwite watershed.

Soil conservation practice	Depth		Ex. Ca	Ex. Mg
	cm	SOM
		(%)	cmol (+) kg^−1
SB	0–15	4.07^a	13.40^a	3.40^a
	15–30	3.56^b	9.66^b	2.35^b
FT	0–15	3.95^a	14.16^a	3.10^a
	15–30	3.62^b	9.76^b	2.56^b
NC	0–15	2.01^c	3.23^c	0.52^c
	15–30	1.89^c	2.30^dc	0.33^c
LSD (0.05)		0.17	0.98	0.35
SEM (±)		0.05	0.31	0.11
value
CV (%)		3.01	6.40	9.45

Figures followed by same letter(s) within a column are not significantly different from each other at . LSD = least significant difference; SEM = standard error of means; CV = coefficient of variation; SB = soil bund; FT = Fanya Juu terrace; and NC = non-conserved land. and mean significant differences at 0.05 and 0.01 probability levels, respectively.