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

Table 3

Variation in the soil texture across AEZs.

Bamboo sites	AEZ	% Sand	% Clay	% Silt
Limuru	LH1	22.4 ± 1.94	54.4 ± 3.71	23.2 ± 4.50
Kairi-ini	UM1	22.67 ± 1.76	54.67 ± 5.33	22.67 ± 6.77
Muguga	LH3	27.2 ± 1.58	32.8 ± 1.34	40 ± 1.27
Ndakaini	UM1	28 ± 2	48 ± 6.11	24 ± 4.163
Busia	LM1	30 ± 0	34 ± 10	36 ± 10
Kibwezi	LM5	39 ± 11	30 ± 10	31 ± 1
Kakamega	UM1	43 ± 1	23 ± 1	33.5 ± 0.5
Kehancha	LM2	57.67 ± 2.60	21.67 ± 4.63	20.33 ± 4.24
Muvumoni	CL2	65 ± 23	23 ± 15	17 ± 13
Jilore	CL4	75.2 ± 6.05	17.2 ± 3.44	7.6 ± 2.79
Kagumo Garden	UM2	8 ± 1.16	83.33 ± 3.33	8.67 ± 3.53
Gede	CL4	87 ± 1	8.5 ± 0.5	5 ± 1
		F(1,11) = 24.94;  < 0.001	F(1,11) = 17.40;  < 0.001	F(1,11) = 8.15;  < 0.001
		l.s.d. = 14.86	l.s.d. = 14.97	l.s.d. = 13.81