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Table 3 Soil units, soil color and adopted K-factor values in the Suha watershed

From: Quantify soil erosion and sediment export in response to land use/cover change in the Suha watershed, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia: implications for watershed management

Soil unit

Soil color

K-values

References

Eutric Cambisols

Brown

0.2

Hurni (1985), Hellden (1987)

Eutric Leptosols

Brown

0.2

Eutric Vertisols

Black

0.15

Haplic Nitosols

Red

0.25

Haplic Luvisols

Brown

0.2

Rendzic Leptosols

Brown

0.2