Research Article

Effects of Conservation Agriculture and Conventional Tillage on the Soil Physicochemical Properties and Household Income in Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

T-test on the effects of CA and CT on the soil field capacity (%), permanent wilting point (%), and available water holding capacity (%) in Arba Minch and Derashe districts.

Land management typeWater holding
FCPWPAWHC

CA47.8 ± 1.09a32.5 ± 0.8515.2 ± 0.37a
CT42.9 ± 1.21b32.2 ± 1.1910.6 ± 0.09b
-value0.020.870.001

Means with the different letters across column are significantly different () to land management. Note. CA, conservation agriculture; CT, conventional tillage.