Parameters | Study sites of Nyando floodplain wetland | ||
Ogenya | Singida | Wasare | |
pH | 5.8 ± 0.1 (5.1 - 6.4) | 5.5 ± 0.1 (5.12 - 6.12) | 4.8 ± 0.0 (4.64 - 5.33) |
% clay | 24.9 ± 1.9 (10.4 - 39.4) | 41 ± 4.6 (17.9 - 68.4) | 19.6 ± 6.0 (5 - 70.6) |
% sand | 46.4 ± 1.4 (38.8 - 58.4) | 37 ± 3.2 (19.4 - 53.2) | 23.3 ± 0.4 (15 - 25.2) |
% silt | 28.7 ± 1.2 (21.4 - 38.2) | 22 ± 1.5 (10.4 - 29.4) | 57.1 ± 5.6 (11.6 - 71.4) |
Bulk density (g/cm3) | 0.80 ± 0.01 (0.79 - 0.81) | 0.88 ± 0.02 (0.86 - 0.89) | 0.71 ± 0.06 (0.64 - 0.77) |
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) (meq/100g) | 41.1 ± 7.5 (8.4- 80) | 43.0 ± 7.6 (8 - 83) | 45.0 ± 8.1 (8 - 92) |
% organic matter | 3.16 ± 1.42 (1.5 - 7.4) | 3.30 ± 1.55 (1.3 - 7.91) | 3.55 ± 1.03 (1.9 - 6.54) |
% Carbon | 2.05 ± 0.75 (1.1 - 4.3) | 2.15 ± 0.83 (1.0 - 4.6) | 2.38 ± 0.51 (1.4 - 3.8) |
% nitrogen | 0.55 ± 0.1 (0.21 - 0.80) | 0.45 ± 0.0 (0.25 - 0.72) | 0.64 ± 0.1 (0.07 - 0.84) |
Total phosphorus (TP) (ppm) | 84.2 ± 7.9 (50.6 - 163) | 92.2 ± 7.1 (56.3 - 155) | 48.7 ± 5.1 (8 - 228) |