From: Effect of piospheres on physio-chemical soil properties in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya
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Piosphere | Distance(m) | % Sand | % Clay | % Silt | % OC | % N | pH | %Sand | % Clay | % Silt | % OC | % N | pH |
Dam | 20 | 65.40c | 28.50a | 6.10a | 2.92d | 0.35b | 6.46b | 64.60c | 28.62a | 6.78a | 3.01d | 0.36b | 6.42b |
40 | 62.80b | 32.50ab | 4.70a | 2.74cd | 0.33ab | 6.03b | 62.84bc | 32.57ab | 4.59a | 2.69cd | 0.31ab | 6.04b | |
60 | 62.60b | 34.50bc | 2.90a | 2.58bc | 0.24ab | 5.85ab | 62.71bc | 34.29bc | 3.01a | 2.54cd | 0.21a | 5.88ab | |
80 | 62.60b | 34.50bc | 2.90a | 2.56ab | 0.14ab | 5.85ab | 61.90b | 34.51bc | 3.59a | 2.59bc | 0.21a | 5.72a | |
100 | 55.80a | 36.50c | 7.70a | 2.43a | 0.09a | 5.75a | 55.80a | 36.50c | 7.71a | 2.33ab | 0.21a | 5.66a | |
Trough | 20 | 61.50b | 29.50a | 9.01a | 3.21d | 0.43c | 6.32b | 61.50b | 32.50a | 6.01a | 3.14d | 0.37b | 6.43b |
40 | 60.40b | 31.60ab | 8.02a | 3.21d | 0.26b | 6.07ab | 61.21b | 34.60ab | 4.19a | 3.07cd | 0.33ab | 6.08b | |
60 | 58.70ab | 34.30bc | 7.01a | 3.15cd | 0.23ab | 5.92ab | 58.75ab | 35.32bc | 5.93a | 2.96bc | 0.25ab | 5.94ab | |
80 | 57.64ab | 35.20bc | 7.16a | 2.98ab | 0.22ab | 5.88ab | 57.37ab | 38.50bc | 4.13a | 2.89ab | 0.20a | 5.89a | |
100 | 55.82a | 36.90c | 7.28a | 2.92a | 0.19a | 5.71a | 55.72a | 40.50c | 3.67a | 2.85a | 0.18a | 5.76a | |
River | 20 | 64.92c | 28.60a | 9.80a | 3.42c | 0.23ab | 6.37b | 64.92c | 26.50a | 8.58a | 3.24d | 0.25b | 6.26c |
40 | 63.21c | 29.50a | 7.19a | 3.02bc | 0.23ab | 6.05b | 61.21bc | 29.50ab | 9.28a | 2.91cd | 0.24b | 6.03b | |
60 | 60.30bc | 32.10b | 9.29a | 2.92ab | 0.22ab | 5.87ab | 59.89bc | 32.10bc | 9.01a | 2.88bc | 0.21a | 5.93ab | |
80 | 58.5b | 32.50bc | 9.10a | 2.53ab | 0.21a | 5.81a | 57.90b | 32.50bc | 9.60a | 2.61ab | 0.23a | 5.85a | |
100 | 54.70a | 35.50c | 9.80a | 2.28a | 0.21a | 5.69a | 54.81a | 35.46c | 10.69a | 2.41a | 0.19a | 5.82a | |
LSD | 7.15 | 6.02 | 5.33 | 0.66 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 5.51 | 4.2 | 4.79 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.27 |