Research Article
Soil Water Characteristics of Gleysols in the Bamenda (Cameroon) Wetlands and Implications for Agricultural Management Strategies
Table 5
Correlation amongst soil physical characteristics and soil organic carbon.
| Soil properties | Dp | Db | Sand | Silt | Clay | RF | SOC | Silt/clay ratio | SOCS |
| Dp | 1 | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Db | 0.2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sand | 0.38 | −0.12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silt | 0.22 | −0.02 | −0.32 | 1 | | — | — | — | — | Clay | −0.52 | −0.11 | −0.63 | −0.41 | 1 | — | — | — | — | RF | 0.11 | −0.2 | −0.25 | 0.24 | −0.08 | 1 | — | — | — | SOC | −0.49 | −0.4 | −0.31 | −0.31 | 0.69 | −0.26 | 1 | — | — | Silt/clay ratio | 0.46 | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.80 | −0.84 | 0.22 | −0.64 | 1 | — | SOCS | −0.48 | 0.49 | −0.36 | −0.40 | 0.53 | −0.32 | −0.65 | 0.98 | 1.00 |
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Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level; correlation is significant at the 0.01 level. |