Skip to main content

Table 9 Mean values and standard deviation of soil nutrient properties for different land uses in two agroecologies

From: Landscape pattern analysis using GIS and remote sensing to diagnose soil erosion and nutrient availability in two agroecological zones of Southern Mali

Land use Land cover

Soil nutrient properties

Bougouni*

Koutiala*

Nitrogen (mg/kg)

Phosphorus (ppm)

Potassium cmol + /kg

Carbon (mg/kg)

Nitrogen

(mg/kg)

Phosphorus

(ppm)

Potassium

cmol + /kg

Carbon

(mg/kg)

Agriculture

591.82 ± 52.96

407.24 ± 84.44

102.93 ± 14.71

8.36 ± 2.67

479.04 ± 65.14

399.25 ± 117.19

101.13 ± 8.20

4.98 ± 1.38

Settlements

629.69 ± 69.48

469.34 ± 140.5

93.52 ± 13.13

6.78 ± 0.83

517.196 ± 47.11

520.88 ± 189.29

107.04 ± 8.59

6.14 ± 1.56

Water

796.75 ± 175.9

425.86 ± 99.49

108.42 ± 24.44

13.65 ± 4.95

675.97 ± 112.83

424.02 ± 87.73

114.98 ± 7.14

8.55 ± 2.18

SW

679.71 ± 75.45

376.87 ± 70.42

102.42 ± 12.22

9.88 ± 2.62

534.06 ± 69.95

418.64 ± 63.07

109.07 ± 9.46

5.68 ± 1.33

Bare land

682.77 ± 93.96

450.49 ± 128.9

104.15 ± 13.85

10.43 ± 2.66

515.087 ± 67.34

419.55 ± 91.63

103.40 ± 10.11

5.34 ± 1.22

NV

694.68 ± 62.34

385.95 ± 90.50

100.24 ± 13.41

9.30 ± 1.71

516.60 ± 66.00

411.19 ± 63.30

106.56 ± 8.50

5.01 ± 1.34

P Value

1.96E-49

2.34E-12

4.62E-10

1.06E-60

4.08E-84

3.09E-18

7.37E-34

7.13E-76

  1. *Sample Size (N) = 112 for Bougouni and 122 for Koutiala, SW = Savanna Woodland, NV = Natural Vegetation