Soil Fertility Status as Influenced by Slope Gradient and Land Use Types in Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Mean value of selected soil physical properties under different land uses and slope gradients at Azit subwatershed.

Land use	Sand (%)	Silt (%)	Clay (%)	BD (g cm^3)	TP (%)	Textural class
Cultivated	33.44	34.34	32.51^b	1.11^a	58.02^b	Clay loam
Grazing	32.20	32.60	35.20^a	0.82^b	69.88^a	Clay loam
Eucalyptus	34.40	33.30	32.30^b	0.89^b	66.44^a	Clay loam
LSD (0.05)	NS	NS	2.50	0.12	4.50
CV (%)	10.79	9.35	7.69	12.59	7.02
Slope gradient
US (10–15%)	40.48^a	32.23	27.29^c	1.01^a	62.40^b	Clay loam
MS (5–10%)	34.04^b	33.45	32.51^b	0.97^a	62.42^b	Clay loam
LS (2–5%)	25.48^c	34.29	40.23^a	0.81^b	69.50^a	Clay loam
LSD (0.05)	3.73	NS	2.49	4.54	0.11
CV (%)	10.79	9.35	7.69	7.02	12.59

Means in the same column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different at 5% level of significance. LSD = least significant difference, CV = coefficient of variation, NS = nonsignificant, BD = bulk density, TP = total porosity.