Phosphorus Status, Inorganic Phosphorus Forms, and Other Physicochemical Properties of Acid Soils of Farta District, Northwestern Highlands of Ethiopia
Table 2
Selected physical properties of the studied soils.
Sampling site
Sand (%)
Silt (%)
Clay (%)
Bulk density (g cm−3)
FC (%)
PWP (%)
AWC (%)
OC (%)
Total N (%)
Ayermarefiya
19.6
29.3
51.1
1.21
35.2
24.7
10.4
1.9
0.17
Abalomeda
14.9
32.1
53.0
1.26
37.3
26.9
10.4
1.8
0.17
Kumbelie
26.3
30.7
43.0
1.30
32.3
21.5
10.8
2.0
0.17
Korekonch
17.5
32.7
49.8
1.26
33.0
21.2
11.8
1.8
0.19
Agawer I
24.0
36.4
39.6
1.12
34.4
24.8
9.5
3.2
0.25
Agawer II
21.4
35.0
43.6
1.47
31.2
19.7
11.4
1.8
0.18
Jura I
19.3
27.1
53.6
1.33
31.5
22.5
9.0
1.8
0.20
Jura II
20.0
35.0
45.0
1.46
27.4
18.4
9.0
1.6
0.17
Mean
20.4
32.3
47.3
1.30
32.8
22.5
10.3
2.0
0.19
FC = field capacity; PWP = permanent wilting point; AWC = available water capacity; OC = organic carbon.
