Table 2: Soil chemical analysis and nutrient content for soil samples taken under canopy and outside canopy of the tree species, with statistical results of the GLM

	P. falcatus		J. procera		C. lusitanica		TS	CC		TS*CC
	UC	OC	UC	OC	UC	OC	SL		SL		SL
PH	6.80±0.14^a	7.01±0.14^a	6.20±0.14^b	7.15±0.14^a	6.10±0.14^b	6.89±0.14^a	**		***		**
EC	0.53±0.07^a	0.36±0.07^a	0.58±0.07^a	0.32±0.07^a	0.48±0.07^a	0.40±0.07^a	ns		*		ns
OC	6.77±0.34^a	6.22±0.34^ab	4.50±0.34^c	5.23±0.34^bc	4.40±0.34^c	6.36±0.34^ab	***		*		**
OM	11.66±0.5^6a	10.83±0.56^ab	7.75±0.56^c	9.02±0.56^bc	7.58±0.56^c	10.96±0.56^ab	***		*		**
TN	0.58±0.03^a	0.54±0.03^ab	039±0.03^c	0.45±0.03^bc	0.38±0.03^c	0.55±0.03^ab	***		*		**
P	6.97±0.65^a	5.54±0.65^ab	4.28±0.65^b	4.69±0.65^b	3.63±0.65^b	5.37±0.65^ab	*		ns		ns
Ca	8.21±0.62^a	8.18±0.62^a	7.87±0.62^a	8.17±0.62^a	7.38±0.62^a	8.22±0.62^a	ns		ns		ns
Mg	32.77±1.10^a	30.44±1.10^a	30.30±1.10^a	30.15±1.10^a	32.13±1.10^a	29.88±1.10^a	ns		ns		ns
K	0.86±0.18^bc	1.47±0.18^a	1.17±0.18^abc	1.36±0.18^ab	0.67±0.18^c	1.51±0.18^a	ns		**		ns
Na	0.44±0.04^a	0.26±0.04^b	0.28±0.04^b	0.30±0.04^ab	0.36±0.04^ab	0.25±0.04^b	ns		*		ns
CEC	13.68±0.80^a	13.66±0.80^a	11.32±0.80^ab	11.80±0.80^ab	9.78±0.80^b	13.99±0.80^b	*		*		*

where^:a,b,c,dMeans within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05); * =(P < 0.05); ** = (P < 0.01); *** = (P < 0.001); SL: significance level; ns = non significant; df= degree of freedom; TN =total nitrogen (%); OM= organic matter (%); OC= organic carbon, P = available phosphorous (mg/kg soil); K =exchangeable potassium(Cmol (+)/kg; Na = sodium (Cmol (+)/kg); Mg = magnesium (Cmol (+)/kg) soil ratio, EC = electrical conductivity (mmhos/Cm), CEC = cation exchange capacity (Meq/100g)soil), UC=Under canopy and OC=Outside canopy