Research Article
Effects of Conservation Agriculture and Conventional Tillage on the Soil Physicochemical Properties and Household Income in Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Characterizing the agroecology, land management, and land uses of Derashe and Arba Minch Zuriya districts.
| Characteristics | Derashe | Arba Minch Zuriya |
| Major crops | Maize, teff, sorghum, pulses [37] | Maize, fruits, root crops, teff, pulses [37] | Elevations (m. a.s.l.) | 1250–2300 [30] | 1250–2600 [30] | Average annual rainfall (mm) | 952.1 [33] | 892 [31] | Temperature (°C) | 15.1–27.5 [37] | 16–37 [38] | Land management | Conservation agriculture [35] | Conventional tillage | Agroecology | | Highland, 13.79%; mid-altitude, 51.72; low-land, 34.49% [38] |
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