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Effects of agroforestry land use on soil physicochemical properties and soil quality in Gilgel Gibe I catchment, Southwestern Ethiopia

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  • Endale Bekele

    (College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Dilla University
    College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Bonga University)

  • Girma Abera

    (Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI))

  • Habtamu Temesgen

    (College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Dilla University)

Abstract

Agroforestry plays a vital role in restoring degraded soil and delivering essential ecosystem services; making it an effective land use management strategy. However, in the study area, its influence on soil properties enhancement has received little attention. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Agroforestry land use (ALU) practices on selected soil physicochemical properties and soil quality (SQ). Three ALU practices: home garden (HG), coffee-based agroforestry (CBA), and parkland (PL) were purposefully selected in the Nadi and Yedi micro watersheds. A total of 54 composite and 54 undisturbed soil samples were collected from soil depths (0–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm) per agroforestry land use and examined for soil physicochemical properties. The findings revealed that soil chemical properties such as soil organic carbon, pH, total nitrogen and available potassium decreased as soil depth increased from 0–20 to 40–60 cm. Porosity, bulk density, sand content, soil organic carbon, pH, and plant available water content significantly (p

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  • Endale Bekele & Girma Abera & Habtamu Temesgen, 2025. "Effects of agroforestry land use on soil physicochemical properties and soil quality in Gilgel Gibe I catchment, Southwestern Ethiopia," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(2), pages 5313-5336, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s10668-024-05713-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05713-z
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