| Variables |
Berea |
ButhaButhe |
Leribe |
Maseru |
| pH (water) |
4.00 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
5.00 |
| Org. C (%) |
0.58 ± 0.3 |
0.37 ± 0.3 |
0.48 ± 0.22 |
0.44 ± 0.3 |
| Org matter (%) |
1.01 ± 0.53 |
0.68 ± 0.42 |
0.71 ± 0.38 |
0.77 ± 0.50 |
| C-pool (kg C m-2) |
15.27 ± 10 |
11.10 ± 7.3 |
nd |
10.75 ± 8.1 |
| Exch. Cations (C mol/kg) |
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| Ca |
1.90 ± 0.86 |
1.70 ± 1.10 |
2.44 ± 0.35 |
4.80 ± 0.30 |
| Mg |
1.0 ± 0.4 |
1.71 ± 1.1 |
1.80 ± 0.56 |
2.91 ± 1.90 |
| K |
0.12 ± 0.10 |
0.46 ± 0.18 |
0.21 ± 0.02 |
0.26 ± 0.15 |
| Na |
0.10 ± 0.01 |
0.10 ± 0.03 |
0.04 ± 0.01 |
0.41 ± 0.40 |
| Available P (mg/kg) |
0.25 ± 0.15 |
0.59 ± 0.42 |
0.50 ± 0.12 |
0.60 ± 0.45 |
| Total N (%) |
0.10 ± 0.10 |
0.15 ± 0.03 |
0.16 ± 0.10 |
0.11 ± 0.01 |
| Number of Samples |
n =19 |
n =5 |
n =5 |
n =16 |
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