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Table 1 Grand mean ± standard error of selected properties of the soils in the cocoa ecosystems for region (n = 24), system (n = 24) and depth (n = 16)

From: Carbon storage in Ghanaian cocoa ecosystems

Factor

Treatment

Bulk density (Mg/m3)

Clay

Sand

Silt

Moisture

C

(%)

Region

Eastern

1.5 ± 0.1

8.3 ± 0.6

51 ± 2

40 ± 1

14.7 ± 0.7

0.7 ± 0.1

Western

1.6 ± 0.1

11.7 ± 0.6

52 ± 2

38 ± 1

14.7 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.1

System

Shaded

1.6 ± 0.1

10.5 ± 0.6

53 ± 2

36 ± 1

14.8 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.1

Unshaded

1.5 ± 0.1

9.6 ± 0.6

49 ± 2

41 ± 1

14.7 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.1

Soil depth

0–20 cm

1.1 ± 0.1

6.6 ± 0.7

53 ± 2

41 ± 1

17.9 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 0.1

20–40 cm

1.6 ± 0.1

9.9 ± 0.7

51 ± 2

39 ± 1

12.6 ± 0.8

0.8 ± 0.1

40–60 cm

1.9 ± 0.1

13.6 ± 0.7

50 ± 2

37 ± 1

13.7 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 0.1

  1. Age of farms appearing as covariate