Species-Site Suitability Assessment of Bamboo and Its Detailed Study in Different Agroecological Zones of Kenya

Table 1

Variation in soil pH across AEZs.

Bamboo planting sites	AEZs	Soil pH category	pH level
Ndakaini	UM1	Strongly acidic (pH 5.10–5.50)	5.47 ± 0.11
Muvumoni	CL2		5.39 ± 0.06
Kairi-ini	UM1		5.055 ± 0.31
Busia	LM1	Moderately acidic (pH 5.60–6.00)	5.91 ± 0.19
Kakamega	UM1		5.86 ± 0.05
Jilore	CL4		5.71 ± 0.15
Limuru	LH1		5.52 ± 0.21
Kagumo Garden	UM2	Slightly acidic (pH 6.10–6.50)	6.17 ± 0.18
Kibwezi	LM5	Neutral soil (pH 6.60–7.30)	6.49 ± 0.31
Kehancha	LM2		6.68 ± 0.06
Gede	CL4		6.61 ± 0.01
Muguga	LH3		6.55 ± 0.04
F(1,11) = 13.92;  < 0.001; l.s.d. = 0.49

LH = lower highland zone. UM = upper midland zone: UM1 (humid) and UM2 (subhumid). LM = lower midland zone: LM1 (humid) and LM2 (subhumid). CL = coastal lowland zone: CL2 (humid) and CL4 (subhumid).