Table 3 Average application rate of fertilizers on total cultivated and fertilized cultivated fields of three districts, in Southern region, Ethiopia during 2013.

Damot Gale

33 ± 30

56 ± 15

7 ± 17

42.4 ± 13

0.98 ± 2.0

4.2 ± 2.2

Damot Sore

36 ± 33

62 ± 16

4 ± 14

52.5 ± 15

0.99 ± 2.0

3.0 ± 2.2

Sodo Zuria

34 ± 33

58 ± 22

9 ± 21

50.3 ± 18

0.57 ± 1.4

2.9 ± 1.6

F test

0.4^NS

3.3*

4.9**

3.2*

4.0*

5.8**

Grand total

34 ± 32

59 ± 19

7 ± 18

47.7 ± 17

0.82 ± 1.8

3.3 ± 2.1