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Table 4 Soil texture, bulk density, and soil reaction in CSB

From: Characterizing soils and the enduring nature of land uses around the Lake Chamo Basin in South-West Ethiopia

Pedon/LUT

Horizon

Depth (cm)

Sand

Silt

clay

Tex. class

BD

pH(H2O)

pH(KCl)

_pH

(%)

gm cm−3

Kulfo Watershed = Upper Chamo Basin (UCB) (6° 7′ N, 37° 29′ E)

 P-1

Ah

0–34

67.41

13.04

19.56

SL

1.49

7.54

6.87

0.67

B

34–200

58.90

32.45

8.65

SL

1.26

7.48

6.56

0.92

 P-2

Ah

0–90

10.14

63.56

26.30

SiL

1.52

6.77

6.04

0.73

UU5

90–97

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Bw

97–200

10.98

55.64

33.38

SCL

1.34

8.48

7.57

0.91

 P-3

Ah

0–80

37.57

55.97

6.46

SiL

1.35

7.10

6.46

0.64

UU5

80–85

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

B

85–200

33.58

58.92

7.50

SiL

1.42

6.79

6.07

0.72

Sille-Sego Watershed = Middle Chamo Basin (MCB) (5° 57′ N, 37° 19′ E)

 P-4

Ah

0–35

21.63

46.81

31.57

CL

1.32

7.52

6.64

0.88

B

35–200

27.87

55.74

16.39

SiL

1.44

7.37

6.61

0.76

 P-5

Ah

0–40

39.71

43.07

17.23

L

1.55

7.01

6.26

0.75

B

40–200

18.36

62.89

18.76

SiL

1.65

7.08

6.24

0.84

 P-6

Ah

0–50

20.74

59.98

19.28

SiL

1.52

7.70

6.87

0.83

UU5

50–58

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

B

58–200

8.77

69.50

21.72

SiL

1.59

7.56

6.94

0.62

Waseca-Doyso Watershed = Lower Chamo Basin (LCB) (5° 45′ N, 37° 26′ E)

 P-7

Ah

0–46

30.38

28.28

41.34

C

1.22

8.10

7.14

0.96

Bw

46–140

28.85

27.36

43.78

C

1.33

8.05

7.14

0.91

 P-8

Ah

0–30

10.93

39.10

49.97

C

1.45

7.33

6.45

0.88

B

30–120

34.13

46.43

19.44

L

1.42

7.66

6.83

0.83

C

120–200

81.15

14.66

4.19

SL

1.62

7.93

7.05

0.88

 P-9

Ah

0–50

2.59

31.71

65.69

C

1.19

7.41

6.45

0.96

UU5

50–54

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

B

54–200

26.85

46.95

26.20

L

1.24

7.78

7.03

0.75

Arguba-Weseca Watershed = Toe Chamo Basin (TCB) (5° 44′ N, 37° 25′ E)

 P-10

A

0–30

34.08

46.47

19.45

L

1.16

7.90

7.14

0.76

B

30–80

10.12

67.69

22.19

SiL

1.39

8.35

7.51

0.84

C

80–200

47.45

45.98

6.57

SL

1.34

7.42

7.48

−0.06

 P-11

Ah

0–46

8.80

47.77

43.43

SiC

1.26

6.74

5.91

0.83

B

46–115

20.04

63.75

16.21

SiL

1.33

7.66

6.97

0.69

C

115–200

81.15

14.66

4.19

SL

1.42

7.83

7.24

0.59

 P-12

Ah

0–17

34.75

45.67

19.57

L

1.09

5.88

5.21

0.67

B

17–70

24.71

49.11

26.19

L

1.39

7.48

6.64

0.84

C

70–200

41.18

45.75

13.07

L

1.34

7.66

7.05

0.61

  1. It is difficult to indicate statistical difference as the depth of each profile sampled was different
  2. Notes: L loam, C clay, CL clay loam, SL sandy loam, SiL silty clay, BD bulk density, PD particle density, TP total porosity
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