Chemical forms of phosphorous and physicochemical properties of acid soils of Cheha and Dinsho districts, southern highlands of Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 2 Selected physical properties of the soils studied

Sampling sites	Particle size distribution (%)			Textural class	Bulk density (g cm³)	Water content at (%)		AWHC (%)
Sampling sites	Sand	Silt	Clay	Textural class	Bulk density (g cm³)	FC	PWP	AWHC (%)
SC1	23.2	28.6	48.2	Clay	1.32	31.00	19.60	11.40
SC2	22.8	32.6	44.6	Clay	1.25	32.25	22.25	10.00
SC3	23.2	27.0	49.8	Clay	1.29	31.00	20.55	9.65
SC4	19.4	34.0	46.6	Clay	1.22	31.95	21.75	10.20
SC5	14.8	37.2	48.0	Clay	1.21	31.65	20.90	10.75
SC6	19.6	37.0	43.4	Clay	1.24	32.90	22.50	10.40
SC7	22.0	33.0	45.0	Clay	1.24	32.70	21.80	10.90
SD1	29.6	32.6	37.8	Clay	1.13	31.60	21.60	10.00
SD2	23.8	32.6	43.6	Clay	1.16	33.00	22.70	10.30
SD3	29.0	34.4	36.6	Clay loam	1.11	39.15	22.20	16.95
SD4	26.8	29.0	44.2	Clay	1.17	38.10	25.11	12.99
SD5	29.2	32.6	38.2	Clay loam	1.16	32.31	20.72	11.59

SC1 Goha 1, SC2 Goha 2, SC3 Goha 3, SC4 Aftir, SC5 Abret, SC6 Kechot, SC7 Moche, SD1 Doyomarufa 1, SD2 Doyomarufa 2, SD3 Tulu, SD4 Weni, SD5 Ketasire