Research Article
Response of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) to Supplementary Irrigation under Rain-Fed Agriculture at Jimma and Gera, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia
Table 2
Soil chemical properties of the study site at JARC.
| No. | Tested parameter (%) | Soil depth (cm) | 0–30 | 30–60 | 60–90 | Average |
| 1 | pH (1 : 2.5) | 5.3 | 4.78 | 4.69 | 4.93 | 2 | TN | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 3 | Organic carbon | 2.68 | 2.11 | 1.81 | 2.20 | 4 | Organic matter | 4.62 | 3.65 | 3.11 | 3.79 | 5 | EC (dS/cm) | 29.10 | 30.70 | 38.60 | 32.80 | 6 | CEC (meq/100 gm) | 20.39 | 20.16 | 19.56 | 20.04 | 7 | Phosphorus (ppm, Bray) | 2.11 | 1.86 | 0.89 | 1.62 | 8 | Magnesium (meq/100 gm) | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 9 | Ca (meq/100 gm) | 3.09 | 3.53 | 1.28 | 2.63 | 10 | Cl- (meq/L) | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 11 | Available K (meq k/100 gm) | 2.30 | 1.42 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
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