Changes in Soil Phosphorus Pools and Chemical Properties under Liming in Nitisols of Farawocha, South Ethiopia

Table 1

Surface soil characteristics before lime application.

Parameter	Unit	Soil
Soil particle size distribution
Sand	%	24
Silt	%	24
Clay	%	52
Soil texture class		Clay
Bulk density	g/cm^3	1.2
pH (H2O)		4.5
Electrical conductivity	ms/cm	0.06
Exchangeable acidity	cmol (+)/kg	4.2
OC	%	2.44
TN	%	0.17
Total P	mg/kg	357.5
Available P	mg/kg	3.2
Sulfur	mg/kg	29.5
Ca	cmol (+)/kg	2.44
Mg	cmol (+)/kg	0.33
K	cmol (+)/kg	0.67
Na	cmol (+)/kg	0.17
Ca saturation percentage	%	16.7
Mg saturation percentage	%	2.24
K saturation percentage	%	4.6
Na saturation percentage	%	1.2
Cation exchanging capacity	cmol (+)/kg	14.6
Percent base saturation	%	24.7
Bo	mg/kg	0.39
Fe	mg/kg	179
Ma	mg/kg	199
Cu	mg/kg	0.66
Zn	mg/kg	4.04