3.3.1. Yield Variations among Soil Types

The yield data were collected from plots with either flat or tied ridge management strategies spatially scattered over different soil types in the village. There were differences among the average yields for different soils. The average yield from plots with CLL soils was slightly higher (573.1 kgDWha−1), followed by CL (497.9 kgDWha−1), HA loamic (477.9 kgDWha−1), and SVH (415.6 kgDWha−1). However, from a single-factor ANOVA comparison, we found that the yields among the soils were not significantly different (Table 4). In contrast, the pearl millet yield variability within individual soils varied with CV between 60.3 and 72.5%, and these differences were statistically significant (Table 4). In this context, the pearl millet yield at the study site was not influenced by the soil type.
