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Table 3 Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) of soils in different sites under major cropping systems in the command area

From: Cropping practices, soil properties, pedotransfer functions and organic carbon storage at Kuanria canal command area in India

Soil depth (cm)

Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) (cm h-1)

Site-1 (Rice-fallow cropping)

Site-2 (Rice-fallow cropping)

Site-3 (Rice-sugarcane crop rotation)

Site-4 (Rice-sugarcane crop rotation)

Site-5 (Rice-mung bean cropping)

Site-6 (Rice-mung bean cropping)

0-15

0.22a

0.22a

0.21a

0.17a

0.27a

0.24a

15-30

0.14b

0.17b

0.15b

0.14b

0.18b

0.21b

30-60

0.11b

0.15c

0.12b

0.12bc

0.13c

0.17c

60-90

0.11b

0.13d

0.11b

0.11c

0.12c

0.13d

  1. Mean values with the same letter within a column under a site are not significantly different according to DMRT at P < 0.05.