Research Article
Performance Evaluation of Sesame under Regulated Deficit Irrigation Application in the Low Land of Western Gondar, Ethiopia
Table 1
Study site soil characteristics.
| Soil characteristics | Mean values |
| Total nitrogen (%) | 0.11 | Organic matter (%) | 2.25 | Available phosphorus (mg/kg) | 12.7 | Cation exchange capacity (cmol (+) kgā1 soil) | 48.3 | pH | 6.93 | Electric conductivity (ds/m) | 0.041 | Sand (%) | 15.5 | Clay (%) | 58.0 | Silt (%) | 26.5 | Textural class | Clay | Field capacity (v/v) | 0.340 | Permanent wilting point (v/v) | 0.228 | Bulk density (g cmā3) | 1.3 | Total available water (v/v) | 0.112 |
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