Table 2 Mean ± standard error of soil physio-chemical properties under different land use and soil depth, including ANOVA and post hoc test results.

0–15

Agriculture

1.14 ± 0.04b

75.88 ± 2.75bcd

5.96 ± 0.08b

1.48 ± 0.02abc

36.35 ± 0.51c

47.77 ± 1.72a

15.88 ± 1.85ab

0.99 ± 0.04c

Barren land

0.69 ± 0.02c

74.55 ± 2.38cd

5.73 ± 0.03b

1.56 ± 0.01a

55.67 ± 1.75ab

32.25 ± 1.23c

12.08 ± 2.43b

0.58 ± 0.03e

Deodar

1.49 ± 0.07a

89.85 ± 3.96ab

6.79 ± 0.12a

1.35 ± 0.02e

55.24 ± 1.75ab

22.80 ± 1.24d

21.96 ± 2.57a

2.59 ± 0.11a

Oak

1.56 ± 0.04a

87.21 ± 2.34abc

7.07 ± 0.08a

1.38 ± 0.02de

58.13 ± 1.45a

24.86 ± 1.17d

17.01 ± 2.20ab

2.79 ± 0.08a

15–30

Agriculture

0.95 ± 0.04b

65.79 ± 2.64d

5.99 ± 0.08b

1.46 ± 0.03bcd

41.38 ± 1.26c

42.49 ± 0.60b

16.13 ± 1.17ab

0.90 ± 0.04cd

Barren land

0.71 ± 0.03c

76.41 ± 2.78bcd

5.98 ± 0.03b

1.53 ± 0.02ab

52.58 ± 0.28b

33.06 ± 0.92c

14.36 ± 1.13ab

0.64 ± 0.03de

Deodar

1.44 ± 0.07a

95.83 ± 4.61a

6.84 ± 0.12a

1.36 ± 0.02e

54.84 ± 0.99ab

25.20 ± 0.46d

19.96 ± 1.45ab

2.07 ± 0.10b

Oak

1.42 ± 0.04a

92.15 ± 2.87a

7.01 ± 0.08a

1.40 ± 0.01cde

55.27 ± 0.63ab

23.25 ± 1.20d

21.47 ± 1.29a

2.04 ± 0.05b

Depth

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Land use

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Depth × land use

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