Characterization and Classification of Soils of Abobo Area, Western Ethiopia

Table 4

Bulk density (), particle density (), total porosity (TP), water content, and available water content (AWC) of soils of Abobo area.

Pedon	Horizon	Depth (cm)	(g cm^−3)	(g cm^−3)	TP (%)	Water content (volume %)		AWC; (volume %)
						FC	PWP
A-1	Ap	0–18	1.20	2.42	50.41	42	25	17
	Bw1	18–25	1.22	2.42	49.59	39	23	16
	Bw2	25–35	1.32	2.52	47.62	40	26	14
	CB	35–110	—	—	—	—	—	—
A-2	A	0–18	1.21	2.48	51.21	40	24	16
	Ad	18–27	1.27	2.48	48.79	39	26	13
	Bt1	27–37	1.29	2.51	48.61	40	26	16
	Bt2	37–50	1.29	2.50	48.40	38	23	15
	BC	50–80	—	—	—	—	—	—
A-3	Ap	0–22	1.20	2.44	50.82	47	29	18
	A	22–33	1.21	2.44	49.59	43	28	15
	Bt1	33–45	1.23	2.43	49.38	41	24	17
	Bt2	45–63	1.25	2.41	48.13	41	23	18
	BC	63–85	—	—	—	—	—	—
A-4	Ap	0–10	1.20	2.45	51.02	44	28	16
	A	10–19	1.23	2.39	48.53	36	24	12
	Bt1	19–37	1.27	2.42	47.52	44	26	18
	Bt2	37–75	1.31	2.46	46.75	41	29	12
	BC	75–90	—	—	—	—	—	—
A-5	Ap	0–17	1.20	2.50	52.00	42	27	15
	A	17–55	1.24	2.44	49.18	44	31	13
	Bss1	55–116	1.25	2.38	47.48	41	29	12
	BCss2	116–150	—	—	—	—	—	—
A-6	Ap	0–20	1.20	2.53	52.57	35	19	16
A-7	A	0–29	1.12	2.37	52.74	39	23	16
	Bss1	29–48	1.21	2.31	47.84	45	31	14
	Bss2	48–105	1.25	2.32	46.12	49	34	15
	BCss	105–150+	—	—	—	—	—	—

—: not determined; FC: field capacity; PWP: permanent wilting point.