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Table 2 Soil textural properties, organic carbon, nitrogen and pH at various piospheric distances

From: Effect of piospheres on physio-chemical soil properties in the Southern Rangelands of Kenya

 

Wet Season

Dry season

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

  1. Means with the same letters within the same column are not significantly different (P ≤ 0.05; Soil Textural Class = Sandy Clay Loam
  2. Key: OC = Soil organic carbon; N = Total Nitrogen