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Table 1 Selected chemical properties of soil samples of termite mounds and their surrounding soil

From: Potential of termite mounds and its surrounding soils as soil amendments in smallholder farms in central Uganda

Soil samples

pH (H2O)

O.C (%)

N (%)

Mg (cmol kg−1)

Ca (cmol kg−1)

K (cmol kg−1)

Av. P (mg kg−1)

TPMS

5.72a

1.59d

0.15c

3.79c

9.13e

0.32c

16.47d

BPMS

5.71a

1.39c

0.15c

3.86c

8.40d

0.31c

15.64d

TMSS1

5.99ab

0.80b

0.07b

3.24b

4.51c

0.26b

7.85c

TMSS2

5.68a

0.57a

0.08b

3.43bc

4.03b

0.18a

4.61b

TMSS3

6.18b

0.47a

0.05a

2.27a

3.51a

0.15a

3.38a

P-value

NS

***

***

***

***

***

**

SED

0.18

0.05

0.01

0.23

0.21

0.02

0.55

  1. Means followed by the same letter in each column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.0 5 using Fisher’s unprotected LSD.
  2. NS  not significant
  3. *significant at P < 0.05
  4. **significant at P < 0.01
  5. ***significant at P < 0.001
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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