Fig 1.
The study area’s location: (a) Ethiopia, (b) Amhara region, and (c) soil sampling.
Fig 2.
Land-use of the area: (d) Eucalyptus plantation forestland, (e) Cultivated land, and (f) Grazing land.
Fig 3.
Different maps of the study area, particularly (g) Soil types, (h) Altitude, and (i) Slope.
Fig 4.
Maps of (n) Soil pH, (o) Organic carbon, (p) Total nitrogen, and (q) Available phosphorus.
Fig 5.
Mean values of soil parameters using box plots.
Table 1.
Soil pHH2O rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Table 2.
Soil available phosphorus (avP) rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Table 3.
Soil organic carbon (OC) rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Table 4.
Soil total nitrogen (TN) rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Fig 6.
Maps: (r) Exchangeable calcium, (s) Exchangeable potassium, (t) Electrical conductivity, and (u) Cation exchange capacity.
Table 5.
Soil exchangeable potassium (exchK) rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Table 6.
Electrical conductivity (EC) rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Table 7.
Cation exchange capacity (CEC) rating, area share (ha, %) by land-use, and parametric test.
Table 8.
Principal component analysis of soil chemical properties about land-uses in Fogera plain, northwest Ethiopia.