Research Article
The Impact of Tillage and Weed Control Methods on Physical Properties of Sandy Clay Loam Forest Ochrosol in Cassava Cultivation
Table 5
Weed control Method’s effect on soil moisture content.
| | Soil moisture content (%) |
| | Depth (cm) | | | 0–15 | 15–30 | 30–60 | 0–15 | 15–30 | 30–60 | 0–15 | 15–30 | 30–60 |
| | Weed control method | Before tillage | At 3 MAP | After harvest |
| | Hoe | 12.31 | 11.87 | 11.16 | 5.238 | 7.036 | 5.327 | 7.383 | 10.531 | 8.202 |
| | Machete | 14.18 | 14.42 | 13.86 | 5.050 | 7.040 | 5.513 | 8.772 | 10.635 | 8.568 |
| | No weeding | 13.23 | 14.74 | 13.52 | 4.324 | 5.789 | 5.297 | 7.584 | 9.652 | 7.463 |
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Interpretation: = significant difference at . |
