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Table 17 Overall suitability of each LMU’s with respect to suitability classes and selected crops

From: Assessment of agricultural land suitability for cereal crops based on the analysis of soil physico-chemical characteristics

		Land utilization type (LUT)	Suitability classes (FAO 1976)								Total
		Land utilization type (LUT)	S₁ (ha)	Percent (%)	S₂ (ha)	Percent (%)	S₃ (ha)	Percent (%)	N (ha)	Percent (%)	Total
Land Mapping Units (LMUs)	VRe–LPq (434.03 ha)	Malt barley	76.45	17.61	128.26	29.55	212.28	48.91	16.89	3.89
		Teff	83.74	19.29	158.96	36.62	175.98	40.55	15.12	3.48
		Wheat	60.34	13.90	223.77	51.56	83.57	19.25	66.35	15.29
		Overall suitability (%)		16.94		39.26		36.25		7.56	100
	VRe–NTu (94.87 ha)	Malt barley	0.00	0.00	90.67	95.57	4.20	4.43	0.00	0.00
		Teff	0.13	0.14	17.54	18.49	77.14	81.31	0.00	0.00
		Wheat	0.00	0.00	35.04	36.93	39.75	41.90	19.87	20.94
		Overall suitability (%)		0.05		50.38		42.59		6.99	100
	NTu–VRe (232.31 ha)	Malt barley	24.18	10.41	57.25	24.64	105.12	45.25	45.65	19.65
		Teff	25.58	11.01	76.88	33.09	87.85	37.82	41.94	18.05
		Wheat	24.10	10.37	105.36	45.35	20.02	8.62	82.83	35.65
		Overall suitability (%)		10.60		34.37		30.57		24.46	100
	LPk.Pq–FLc (472.83 ha)	Malt barley	118.43	25.05	185.10	39.15	169.15	35.77	0.15	0.03
		Teff	108.15	22.87	229.85	48.61	134.65	28.48	0.00	0.00
		Wheat	84.46	17.86	315.30	66.68	65.54	13.86	6.78	1.43
		Overall suitability (%)		21.94		51.51		26.05		0.49	100

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