Table 3 Percentage OC and nutrients released during decomposition between the two AEZs in Uganda (April to December 2019)
Study site | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | SGF | SEKB | t | p |
% | % | |||
Organic carbon | 10.34 ± 0.006 | 10.37 ± 0.005 | -41.211 | 0.000 |
N | 74.13 ± 0.006 | 74.05 ± 0.006 | 9.798 | 0.001 |
P | 74.67 ± 2.340 | 81.64 ± 0.006 | -2.982 | 0.041 |
K | 89.93 ± 0.006 | 94.1 ± 0.058 | -71.868 | 0.000 |
Ca | 73.29 ± 0.006 | 76.79 ± 0.005 | -417.63 | 0.000 |
Cu | 99.7 ± 0.350 | 99.7 ± 0.350 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Fe | 67.01 ± 0.006 | 77.91 ± 0.006 | -1334.9 | 0.000 |
Mg | 72.28 ± 0.006 | 89.86 ± 0.006 | -2153.1 | 0.000 |
Mn | 78.49 ± 0.006 | 82.77 ± 0.006 | -524.19 | 0.000 |
Zn | 46.98 ± 0.006 | 81.93 ± 0.006 | -4280.5 | 0.000 |