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Table 3 Physicochemical characteristics of the soils collected from the Awara Melka and Nura Era farms

From: Assessment of selected nutrients and toxic metals in fruits, soils and irrigation waters of Awara Melka and Nura Era farms, Ethiopia

Farm

Lands from which soil sample collected

pH

EC (µ Scm−1)

OM (%)

Clay and texture (%)

Available

P (mg/kg)

CEC (meq/kg)

Awara Melka

Banana land

8.11

185 ± 2

1.55

40.3

(Clay loam)

6.08

452

Nura Era

Orange, mandarin land

7.87

319 ± 3

2.68

45.2

(Clay)

3.68

459

Grape land

8.23

174 ± 2

1.52

37.8

(Clay loam)

4.48

367

Guava land

8.00

184 ± 4

2.84

45.4

(Clay)

4.00

472

  1. Samples were analyzed for the above characteristics at Agricultural Research Center, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, except for EC and pH. Soil pH (H2O) was measured at 25 °C (1:2.5) whereas EC at 25 °C (1:5); n = 2 in both cases