Extent, Distribution, and Causes of Soil Acidity under Subsistence Farming System and Lime Recommendation: The Case in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Effects of topographic position and soil texture on the mean value of soil pH (n = 789).

Topographic position and slope	pH	Textural class	pH
F (<4%)	6.13 (157)	Silt loam	6.46a (148)
GS (4–8%)	6.11 (382)	Silt clay	6.14 b (98)
SL (8–16%)	6.09 (162)	Clay	5.99c (543)
HI (>16%)	6.08 (88)	value
value	NS	—
CV (%)	10.4	CV (%)	9.92

F = flat, GS = gentle slope, SL = strongly sloppy, HI = hilly. Note. Numbers in the bracket refer to sample size. < 0.001. Means in a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at 5% level of significance; CV = coefficient of variation, NS = not significant.