Table 1 The mean (± SE) values of selected soil physical properties as affected by land use types

Grassland

55.59 ± 1.67^b

27.22 ± 1.21^b

17.19 ± 1.12^cd

1.63 ± 0.13^b

SL

0.65 ± 0.05^b

Afro-alpine

53.35 ± 2.13^b

27.31 ± 1.29^b

19.34 ± 1.05^c

1.43 ± 0.07^b

SL

0.48 ± 0.04^bc

Ericaceous land

58.74 ± 1.02^a

35.30 ± 1.15^a

5.96 ± 1.01^e

7.55 ± 1.39^a

SL

0.39 ± 0.04^c

Woodland

58.63 ± 1.11^a

27.96 ± 1.85^b

13.41 ± 1.07^d

2.25 ± 0.30^b

SL

0.57 ± 0.07^b

Coffee forest

53.45 ± 1.16^b

21.69 ± 1.26^c

24.86 ± 1.42^b

0.90 ± 0.09^c

SCL

0.88 ± 0.11^ab

Moist forest

53.24 ± 2.37^b

15.28 ± 1.03^d

31.48 ± 1.51^a

0.49 ± 0.02^d

SCL

0.96 ± 0.14^a

Farmland

53.08 ± 1.18^b

25.82 ± 0.73^b

21.11 ± 1.08^c

1.30 ± 0.08^b

SCL

0.72 ± 0.08^ab

Mean

54.69 ± 0.64

25.80 ± 0.73

19.51 ± 0.93

2.02 ± 0.28

–

0.68 ± 0.04

F

5.10

71.16

51.73

43.88

–

6.51

Sig

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