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Table 2 Soil properties of the study areas used for the DSSAT model.

From: Simulating the impact of climate change on maize production in Ethiopia, East Africa

Site	Depth (cm)	SLL	DUL	SAT	Clay (%)	Silt (%)
Bako	5–25	0.245	0.344	0.392	54	18
	35–50	0.26	0.321	0.39	54	12
	65–80	0.26	0.321	0.395	63	12
	99	0.26	0.321	0.408	63	12
	122	0.26	0.321	0.41	63	12
Melkassa	0–10	0.114	0.24	0.541	24	36
	10–30	0.15	0.29	0.457	30	42
	30–60	0.16	0.3	0.457	36	38
	90	0.18	0.33	0.457	38	40
	120	0.21	0.33	0.457	36	44
	150	0.17	0.33	0.457	32	44
	180	0.17	0.37	0.457	32	40
Hawassa	0–13	0.11	0.26	0.52	2.2	31.3
	13–46	0.09	0.24	0.52	0.4	33.2
	46–130	0.05	0.12	0.43	0.8	12.2

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