Table 2 Bulk density, textural class, and distribution of soil particle sizes under three land use categories at Liben Jawi Woreda.

From: Impact of land use types on selected soil physicochemical parameters in the case of Liben Jawi district, Ethiopia

Land used types

Soil physical properties (%)

Textural class

Bulk densityg/cm-3

Sand

Silt

Clay

Forest land

32

34.7

43.3

Clay

0.83

Grassland

27.3

16

54.7

Sandy loam

1.15

Cultivate land

18.7

66.7

56.67

Sandy loam

1.55

SE

0.1577

0.357

0.5277

0.1577

LSD

0.074

0.13

0.005**

0.060

  1. ** indicates high significance.
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