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Table 1 Soil physicochemical properties at depth of 0–20 cm during the years of 2014 and 2015 before sowing of bread wheat

From: Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rates on grain yield and nitrogen uptake and use efficiency of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties on the Vertisols of central highlands of Ethiopia

 

Values

  

Parameter

2014

2015

Rating

References

Sand (%)

11.25

8.75

–

–

Silt (%)

22.5

22.5

–

–

Clay (%)

66.25

68.75

–

–

Texture lass

Clay

Clay

–

–

pH 1:2.5 (H2O)

6.92

7

Neutral

Tekalign [18]

Organic carbon (%)

0.96

1.1

Low

Tekalign [18]

Total N (%)

0.05

0.06

Low

Tekalign [18]

Avail. P (ppm)

6.44

7.72

Low

Olsen et al. [19]

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Agriculture & Food Security

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