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 (+) kg^−1 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 cm^−3)	1.3
Total available water (v/v)	0.112