Research Article
Soil Test Based Fertilizer Calibration for Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties of the Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Physicochemical properties of the study site’s soil before planting.
| No | Parameter | Unit | Values | Classification | References |
| 1.1 | Sand | % | 40 | | | 1.2 | Silt | % | 30 | | | 1.3 | Clay | % | 30 | | |
| | Textural class | | | Clay loam | Bouyoucas hydrometer method |
| 3 | pH | | 6.8 | Slightly acidic | Havlin et al. [11] | 4 | OC | % | 2.70 | Low | London [12] | 5 | TN | % | 0.23 | Moderate | Havlin et al. [11] | 6 | AP | mg kg−1 | 2.15 | Very low | Olsen et al. [13] | 7 | CEC | Cmock−1 | 34.4 | High | London [12] | 8 | AS | mg kg−1 | 6.0 | Very low | London [12] | 9 | AB | mg kg−1 | 0.63 | Very low | London [12] |
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