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Table 2 Pearson correlation matrix among soil fertility parameters

From: Spatial prediction of soil acidity and nutrients for site-specific soil management in Bedele district, Southwestern Ethiopia

Variables

Clay

Silt

Sand

pH

EA

OC

TN

P

CEC

Ex. Ca

Ex. Mg

Ex. K

Clay

            

Silt

0.01

           

Sand

− 0.92

− 0.40

          

pH

0.21

0.31

− 0.32

         

EA

− 0.03

− 0.21

0.11

− 0.68

        

OC

0.19

0.11

− 0.22

0.02

0.17

       

TN

0.19

0.11

− 0.22

0.02

0.17

0.99

      

P

− 0.14

0.30

0.01

0.57

-0.31

− 0.01

− 0.01

     

CEC

0.23

0.30

− 0.32

0.26

− 0.07

0.12

0.12

0.25

    

Ex. Ca

0.28

0.34

− 0.39

0.58

− 0.48

0.02

0.02

0.32

0.71

   

Ex. Mg

− 0.09

-0.13

0.13

− 0.06

0.12

− 0.08

− 0.07

0.02

0.21

0.23

  

Ex. K

0.01

0.08

− 0.04

0.39

− 0.45

0.11

0.11

0.35

0.10

0.14

− 0.09

 

Ex. Na

− 0.04

0.13

− 0.02

0.26

− 0.15

0.04

0.04

− 0.01

0.14

0.31

0.04

− 0.07

  1. Values in bold are significantly correlated at significance level < 0.05