Table 6 Effect of land use-land covers on soil fertility (n = 10).

Control

94.56 ± 4.23 f

86.20 ± 4.32 e

53.40 ± 3.37 e

26.50 ± 2.54 e

19.50 ± 2.14 e

16.40 ± 1.12 e

392.40 ± 13.12 f

265.60 ± 6.23 f

240.30 ± 8.33 f

Rice-Wheat

123.30 ± 6.13 e

92.44 ± 4.23 de

54.22 ± 3.12 e

38.30 ± 2.12 d

31.50 ± 1.13 c

19.70 ± 1.13 d

432.50 ± 23.22 e

312.30 ± 11.34 e

269.50 ± 6.12 e

Pastoral

160.97 ± 4.34 d

112.40 ± 7.44 cd

65.35 ± 3.45 d

36.40 ± 2.22 d

29.70 ± 2.12 cd

23.40 ± 1.63 b

509.20 ± 12.64 d

403.60 ± 9.63 d

296.40 ± 7.23 d

Silvi- agriculture

164.23 ± 5.12 cd

123.40 ± 6.12 c

68.20 ± 2.34 cd

41.50 ± 1.43 c

31.60 ± 1.45 bc

21.70 ± 1.47 c

522.40 ± 14.33 cd

412.30 ± 7.54 cd

342.50 ± 6.36 c

Silvipastoral

183.64 ± 7.14 a

143.20 ± 5.22 a

83.40 ± 3.34 a

56.40 ± 3.12 a

33.60 ± 2.23 a

24.60 ± 1.32 a

610.40 ± 12.25 a

540.20 ± 8.67 a

365.60 ± 7.12 a

Silviculture

172.40 ± 8.12 b

124.20 ± 4.33 bc

76.30 ± 4.12 b

43.20 ± 2.23 bc

32.70 ± 1.45 ab

23.50 ± 2.12 ab

540.30 ± 16.34 bc

453.60 ± 11.22 b

312.20 ± 8.44 bc

Horticulture

168.30 ± 5.34 bc

116.10 ± 3.63 cd

66.30 ± 4.37 d

32.45 ± 1.67 de

23.40 ± 2.12 d

22.50 ± 1.43 bc

482.50 ± 12.23 de

376.40 ± 8.23 de

287.60 ± 6.12 de

SE±

2.12

2.34

1.13

1.47

0.68

1.12

4.03

2.74

2.36

LSD _{(p ≤ 0.05)}

6.13

7.32

3.35

4.63

2.13

3.31

12.43

8.46

7.23