Table 3: Comparison of the soil variables or properties of the four plant communities.
Factors |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
F value |
P value |
Sand |
46.3 |
78.3 |
65.3 |
76.3 |
0.85 |
0.61 ns |
Clay |
23.7 |
9.68 |
21.1 |
13.9 |
0.14 |
0.88 ns |
Silt |
30 |
12 |
13.6 |
9.71 |
3.61 |
0.34 ns |
PH |
7.27 |
7.94 |
7.27 |
7.28 |
0.32 |
0.78 ns |
EC |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
5.40 |
0.29 ns |
Ca |
12.5 |
10.2 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
0.25 |
0.82 ns |
Mg |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
0.26 ns |
Na |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.10 |
0.44 ns |
K |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.55 ns |
HCO3 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
0.11 |
0.91 ns |
Cl |
3.2 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.09 |
0.92 ns |
OM |
0.7 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
8.1 |
0.24 ns |
CaCO3 |
8.78 |
8.1 |
9.95 |
10.9 |
3.43 |
0.36 ns |