Research Article
Characterization and Classification of Soils of Abobo Area, Western Ethiopia
Table 1
Site characteristics and land use/cover of the study area.
| | Pedons | Coordinates | Altitude
(masl) | Land form1 | SP2 | PM3 | Slope
(%) | Land use/cover | | Latitude | Longitude |
| | A-1 | 08°01′35′′ | 034°33′42′′ | 490 | GS | UP | B | 2 | Maize farm | | A-2 | 07°59′54′′ | 034°33′25′′ | 479 | VGS | MS | B | 1 | Sesame farm | | A-3 | 07°55′34′′ | 034°33′36′′ | 469 | VGS | MS | B | 1 | Cotton farm | | A-4 | 07°58′25′′ | 034°33′18′′ | 468 | VGS | MS | B | 1 | Fallow land | | A-5 | 07°56′36′′ | 034°32′25′′ | 462 | NF | MS | A | 0.5 | Maize farm | | A-6 | 07°53′45′′ | 034°29′54′′ | 455 | NF | MS | B | 0.5 | Maize farm | | A-7 | 07°48′34′′ | 034°31′40′′ | 446 | F | LS | A | 0.2 | Forest land |
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1F = flat; NF = nearly flat; VGS = very gently sloping; GS = gently sloping; 2SP = slope position; MS = middle slope; UP = upper slope; LS = lower slope; 2PM = parent materials; B = basalt; A = alluvium.
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