Research Article
Validation of Farmer Perceived Soil Fertility Improving Tree Species in Agropastoral Communities of Bushenyi District
Table 5
Selected chemical soil property contribution of SFTI (0–15 cm soil depth).
| | SFTI | Cluster | Ca | N | SOM | P | K | pH | | cmol/Kg | g/Kg | g/Kg | g/Kg (10−3) | cmol/Kg |
| | Erythrina abyssinica | Under canopy | 14.0 | 1.2 |
−16
|
5.2
|
1.81
|
−0.135
| | Canopy edge | 3.5 | 3.0 |
−7
|
2.8
|
−0.87
| 0.115 | | Croton macrostachyus | Under canopy | 34.5 | 0.73 |
−66
|
26.8
|
0.87
| 0.068 | | Canopy edge |
−8.0
|
−0.72
|
−190
|
−8.2
|
−1.76
|
−0.186
| | Markhamia lutea | Under canopy | 12.8 | 3.2 |
152
|
−15
|
2.04
| 0.067 | | Canopy edge |
−3.1
|
−0.59
|
−44
|
−3.8
|
−0.2
| 0.07 |
| | (tree species) | .11 | .181 | .998 | .333 | .997 | .673 | | Lsd (.05) | 13.75 | 0.721 | 158 | 15.45 | 3.323 | 0.4918 | | (cluster (.05) | .009 | <.001 | .004 | .187 | .044 | .04 | | Lsd (cluster ) | 13.75 | 0.721 | 158 | 15.45 | 3.323 | 0.4918 |
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