Research Article

Phosphorous Sorption Characteristics of Soils in Smallholding Land Use in Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Mean value of Alox, Feox, Mnox, Ald, Fed, Mnd, c-Al, c-Fe, c-Mnx and Feox/Fed by land uses.

FactorTreatmentAloFeoxMnoxAld (mg·kg−1)FedMndc-Alc-Fec-MnFeox/Fed

Land useHome garden0.16b0.54ba0.15a0.53b3.20ba0.18b0.37a2.70b0.13b0.24
Grazing0.25b0.39b0.11b0.63ba2.03b0.24b0.38b1.64b0.11ba0.40
Cropland0.41a0.67a0.16a0.86a4.64a0.30a0.45b3.97a0.14a0.48
Wood0.26ab0.61a0.13b0.54b1.32b0.14b0.28ba0.71b0.03b0.47

mean values of treatments in each factor in a column with the same letter are not statistically different.