Response of Soybean (Glycine max L. (Merrill)) to Bradyrhizobium Inoculation, Lime, and Phosphorus Applications at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Table 1

Selected soil physicochemical properties of the experimental site before planting.

Soil characters	Value	Rating	Reference
1. Particle size distribution
Sand (%)	33.7
Silt (%)	7.7
Clay (%)	58.6
Textural class	Clay
2. Chemical analysis
Soil pH (1 : 2.5 (H2O) suspension	5.13	Strongly acidic	Takelign [34]
Organic carbon (%)	1.74	Medium	Hazelton and Murphy [35]
Total nitrogen (%)	0.12	Low	Hazelton and Murphy [35]
Available P (mg/kg) soil	9.34	Low	Takelign [34]
Exchangeable Al (meq/100 g) soil	1.23	Medium	Daryl D. Buchholz [36]
Exch. acidity (meq/100 g) soil	1.31	Medium	Daryl D. Buchholz [36]
CEC (meq/100 g) soil	19.78	Medium	Hazelton and Murphy [35]
Exchangeable cations (meq/100 g)
K^+	0.63	Medium	FAO [37]
Ca^2+	4.53	Low	FAO [37]
Mg^2+	1.40	Medium	FAO [37]