Table 1 Characteristics of land use practices among fields in the farm
Field types | Location in the farm | Crop intensity (no. of crops/year) | Residue management | Topography | Fertilizer application | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Na (kg/ha) | P2O5a (kg/ha) | FYM (t/ha) | |||||
Coffee | Homestead | 1.5 | Retained | Gentle slope | – | – | 4.23 |
Enset | Homestead | 1.25 | Retained | Gentle slope | – | – | 3.50 |
RTC field | Middle field | 1.88 | Removed | Gentle slope | – | – | 3.51 |
Crop field | Out field | 2.00 | Removed | Gentle slope | 13.2 | 20.5 | – |
Fallow land | Out field | – | Free grazing | hilly slope | – | – | – |