Table 2 The mean (± SE) values of selected soil chemical properties as affected by land use types

Grassland

5.29 ± 0.09^c

6.21 ± 0.46^a

0.51 ± 0.04^b

12.27 ± 0.45^ab

5.05 ± 0.23^b

15.03 ± 1.65^b

Afro-alpine

5.33 ± 0.16^c

3.89 ± 0.13^b

0.33 ± 0.04^c

12.70 ± 1.36^ab

3.39 ± 0.14^b

16.41 ± 1.35^b

Ericaceous land

5.97 ± 0.17^a

7.40 ± 0.54^a

1.08 ± 0.17^a

7.43 ± 0.63^c

17.69 ± 2.24^a

31.63 ± 2.42^a

Woodland

5.53 ± 0.18^bc

7.23 ± 0.69^a

0.81 ± 0.15^a

10.05 ± 0.99^b

18.96 ± 2.07^a

25.95 ± 2.39^a

Coffee forest

5.79 ± 0.35^ab

6.96 ± 0.67^a

0.48 ± 0.04^b

14.50 ± 0.52^a

14.14 ± 1.68^a

15.71 ± 1.98^b

Moist forest

5.81 ± 0.12^ab

7.14 ± 0.52^a

0.50 ± 0.09^b

16.30 ± 1.91^a

17.18 ± 1.98^a

28.50 ± 2.21^a

Farmland

5.14 ± 0.07^c

3.75 ± 0.27^b

0.43 ± 0.03^bc

9.01 ± 0.58^b

1.19 ± 0.12^b

14.57 ± 1.02^b

Mean

5.47 ± 0.06

5.54 ± 0.25

0.56 ± 0.04

11.14 ± 0.48

8.89 ± 0.98

19.66 ± 0.99

F

4.80

19.65

12.44

7.78

15.39

14.42

Sig

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