Table 1 Soil physical characteristics in the land-use systems
From: Soil carbon stock and emission: estimates from three land-use systems in Ghana
|  | Bulk density (g cm−3) | |||||||
| Â | Land-use type | Â | Â | Â | ||||
Soil depth (cm) | Arable land | Oil palm plantation | Forest land | LSD (0.05) | F.pr | CV (%) | ||
0–15 | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 0.16 | 0.002 | 7.1 | ||
15–30 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.52 | NS | 0.27 | 5.6 | ||
30–50 | 1.63 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 3.9 | ||
50–100 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 3.7 | ||
| Â | Â | Â | Land-use type | Â | Â | Â | ||
Soil depth (cm) | Â | Â | Arable land | Oil palm plantation | Forest land | LSD (0.05) | F.pr | CV (%) |
0–15 | Dry season | Soil moisture (g g-1) | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.002 | 17.5 |
Wet season | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 19.5 | ||
| Â | Sand (%) | 54.55 | 50.39 | 45.73 | NS | 0.06 | 8.2 | |
| Â | Silt (%) | 30.33 | 38.03 | 34.75 | NS | 0.13 | 13.2 | |
| Â | Clay (%) | 15.12 | 11.57 | 19.53 | 5.9 | 0.04 | 22.5 | |
| Â | Texture | Sandy loam | Loam | Loam | Â | Â | Â | |
15–30 | Dry season | Soil moisture (g g-1) | 0.05 | 0.9 | 0.09 | NS | 0.15 | 28.7 |
Wet season | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 3.3 | < 0.001 | 7.1 | ||
| Â | Sand (%) | 55.55 | 47.36 | 42.05 | 3.5 | < 0.001 | 4.3 | |
| Â | Silt (%) | 31.65 | 38.87 | 37.66 | 3.5 | 0.01 | 5.6 | |
| Â | Clay (%) | 12.80 | 13.77 | 20.03 | 4.9 | 0.02 | 18.5 | |
| Â | Texture | Sandy loam | Loam | Loam | Â | Â | Â | |