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Table 6 OC, TN, EC, exchangeable Na, salt, and CaCO3 of CSB soils

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

Pedon

Depth (cm)

OC

TN

C/N

ECe

EC2.5

Salt con.

ESP

CaCO3

(%)

(dS/m)

(%)

Kulfo Watershed = Upper Chamo Basin (ULS)

 P-1

0–34

0.91

0.12

7.84

0.35

0.14

0.68

2.65

7.22

34–200

0.18

0.02

10.60

0.23

0.09

3.32

3.82

7.00

 P-2

0–90

1.14

0.12

9.67

0.83

0.33

5.40

2.50

5.56

90–97

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

97–200

0.41

0.05

8.15

1.70

0.68

12.36

4.48

7.01

 P-3

0–80

0.81

0.10

8.22

0.25

0.10

1.60

1.60

2.89

80–85

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

85–200

0.61

0.07

9.25

0.20

0.08

1.15

1.85

7.15

Sille-Sego Watershed = Middle Chamo Basin (MLS)

 P-4

0–35

2.16

0.20

10.81

0.83

0.33

2.10

1.86

5.01

35–200

0.36

0.03

10.86

0.38

0.15

4.95

3.04

7.06

 P-5

0–40

1.41

0.16

8.58

23.90

9.56

65.20

3.16

3.87

40–200

0.27

0.03

8.19

13.78

5.51

150.40

2.86

5.06

 P-6

0–50

0.57

0.03

17.15

18.05

7.22

61.50

2.38

7.26

50–58

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

58–200

0.31

0.02

18.46

15.33

6.13

147.68

2.37

6.00

Waseca-Doyso Watershed = Lower Chamo Basin (LLS)

 P-7

0–46

1.24

0.13

9.36

0.55

0.22

1.84

2.08

6.11

46–140

1.20

0.07

17.93

0.68

0.27

4.7

3.65

7.50

 P-8

0–30

1.19

0.15

7.97

0.58

0.23

1.2

2.00

5.01

30–120

0.28

0.03

8.52

0.35

0.14

1.8

2.79

7.80

120–200

0.12

0.02

7.13

0.30

0.12

1.6

3.68

7.23

 P-9

0–50

1.08

0.12

8.91

0.33

0.13

1.00

2.45

4.40

50–54

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

54–200

0.27

0.03

8.04

0.38

0.15

4.38

2.64

5.45

Arguba-Wezeka Watershed = Toe Chamo Basin (TLS)

 P-10

0–30

0.42

0.03

12.66

0.40

0.16

0.90

3.61

5.95

30–80

0.23

0.02

13.61

0.63

0.25

2.00

2.69

7.12

80–200

0.17

0.02

9.98

0.58

0.23

4.80

2.54

5.06

 P-11

0–46

0.94

0.12

8.09

0.25

0.10

0.92

1.21

5.01

46–115

0.31

0.03

9.36

0.30

0.12

1.38

2.32

5.18

115–200

0.15

0.02

9.67

0.33

0.13

1.70

2.84

4.30

 P-12

0–17

4.05

0.52

7.85

1.30

0.52

1.53

2.31

4.68

17–70

0.58

0.07

8.69

5.55

2.22

20.14

4.14

8.87

70–200

0.21

0.02

12.92

4.38

1.75

39

5.63

8.87

  1. Note: It is difficult to indicate statistical difference as the depth of each profile sampled was different