The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Degradation Rate/Vulnerability Potential and Fertility Status of Luvisols in the Mandara Mountains (Far-North Cameroon)

Table 10

Physicochemical limitation degree and fertility level of soils.
SiteForest reserveCultivated plot
OM (%)IIII
N (%)III
ISS (%)IIV
V (%)II
K (cmol·kg−1)II
SBE (cmol·kg−1)II
CEC (cmol·kg−1)II
P (mg/kg)IIIIII
IFII
IB (%)IIV
Limiting factorsPOM, N, P, ISS, IB
Soil classesIIIV
Fertility levelGoodPoor
SBE: sum of exchangeable bases; IF: Forestier index; ISS: soil aggregate stability index; IB: soil sealing index.