A study was conducted to mine the effect of deterministic different land use systems on soil and topography physical and chemical properties The soils were characterized and classified along toposequence according to Soil Taxonomy and World Reference Based classification systems. Pedone from three topographic positions ( Upper, Middle and Lower) were sampled to characterize the soil in details. Random samples from two depths and three land use systems ( Ensete , Grass and Maize) were selected. According to Soil Taxonomy The Pedone are Alfisols , with suborder and great group of Ustalfs and...

Land use and soil management practices influence the soil nutrients and related soil processes, such as erosion, oxidation, mineralization, and leaching, etc. As a result, it can modify the processes of transport and re-distribution of nutrients. In non-cultivated land, the type of vegetative cover is a factor influencing the soil organic carbon content. Moreover, soils through land use change also produce considerable alterations and usually soil quality diminishes after the cultivation of previously uncultivated soils. Thus, land use and type of vegetation must be taken into account when...