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Table 3 One-way ANOVA with p and F values of the seasonal variation of soil parameters from the different land use

From: Effect of shifting cultivation and fallow on soil quality index in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India

Parameters

Soil depth (cm)

SCS

FL-3

FL-7

FL-12

p-value

F-value

p-value

F-value

p-value

F-value

p-value

F-value

CEC

0–10

< 0.001

23.53

0.013

6.89

0.021

5.74

0.002

13.62

10–20

0.009

8.007

0.006

9.20

0.909

0.177

< 0.001

21.92

20–30

0.002

13.07

< 0.001

35.46

0.570

0.716

< 0.001

22.19

EC

0–10

< 0.001

31.7

< 0.001

406.39

< 0.001

21.62

< 0.001

38.60

10–20

< 0.001

77.03

< 0.001

199.3

< 0.001

24.28

< 0.001

28.67

20–30

< 0.001

64.79

< 0.001

424.06

< 0.001

30.49

< 0.001

21.42

Moisture

0–10

< 0.001

124.39

< 0.001

307.39

< 0.001

163.67

0.001

14.14

10–20

0.001

17.35

0.002

13.81

< 0.001

35.97

0.033

4.87

20–30

< 0.001

22.977

< 0.001

20.31

< 0.001

81.51

0.472

925

Pav

0–10

< 0.001

74.04

< 0.001

59.54

0.110

2.78

0.001

18.75

10–20

< 0.001

126.963

< 0.001

75.36

0.001

15.36

0.002

12.15

20–30

< 0.001

45.826

0.003

11.92

0.298

1.454

0.002

12.00

Kex

0–10

0.001

18.13

< 0.001

30.90

< 0.001

93.74

< 0.001

88.60

10–20

0.016

6.43

0.001

17.85

< 0.001

121.84

< 0.001

26.89

20–30

< 0.001

40.61

< 0.001

33.66

< 0.001

28.39

< 0.001

120.27

Nav

0–10

< 0.001

125.01

< 0.001

184.34

< 0.001

36.18

0.004

10.29

10–20

< 0.001

113.57

0.001

16.22

< 0.001

33.43

< 0.001

26.15

20–30

0.001

16.19

< 0.001

16.91

< 0.001

37.18

0.003

11.02

BD

0–10

0.040

4.45

0.009

7.73

< 0.001

19.74

0.014

6.77

10–20

< 0.001

151.94

0.004

10.54

0.003

10.78

< 0.001

30.24

20–30

< 0.001

184.73

< 0.001

25.84

0.001

14.12

< 0.001

55.03

SOC

0–10

0.042

4.40

< 0.001

48.84

0.001

16.18

0.173

2.14

10–20

0.183

2.06

0.001

16.38

< 0.001

27.83

0.233

1.75

20–30

0.385

1.15

0.001

17.68

0.047

4.17

0.040

4.46

Clay

0–10

0.001

15.21

< 0.001

27.95

0.048

4.13

0.150

2.33

10–20

0.040

4.47

0.371

1.19

0.057

3.84

0.041

4.45

20–30

0.120

2.64

0.195

1.98

0.208

1.89

0.561

0.732

pH

0–10

< 0.001

22.96

0.148

2.35

0.002

13.72

0.034

4.76

10–20

0.235

1.745

< 0.001

41.24

< 0.001

22.57

0.017

6.32

20–30

0.048

4.12

0.003

10.85

0.355

1.24

0.014

6.78

  1. Bold font indicates a significant result (p < 0.05). SCS (shifting cultivation site), FL-3 (Fallow land 3), FL-7 (Fallow land 7) and FL-12 (Fallow land 12). Cation exchange capacity (CEC), electrical conductivity (EC), soil moisture (Moisture), available phosphorus (Pav), exchangeable potassium (Kex), available nitrogen (Nav), bulk density (BD), soil organic carbon (SOC), soil clay content(Clay) and soil pH (pH)