Effects of Rhizobium Inoculation and P Fertilizer Levels on Selected Soil Properties, Yield, and Yield Components of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.): The Case of Abuna Gindeberat, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

Table 2

Soil chemical properties before planting.

Chemical properties	Value	Rates	Reference
Soil (pH)	5.29	Strong acid	[15]
Total N (%)	0.15	Medium	[15]
Available P (ppm)	7.98	Low	[16]
Exchangeable K (cmol (+) kg^−1)	0.42	Medium	[17]
Exchangeable Ca (cmol (+) kg^−1)	10.75	High	[17]
Exchangeable Mg (cmol (+) kg^−1)	3.11	High	[17]
Exchangeable Na (cmol (+) kg^−1)	0.20	Low	[17]
Exchangeable acid (cmol (+) kg^−1)	0.98	—	—
Organic C (%)	1.34	Low	[15]
Sulfur (S) (ppm)	1.21	Very low	[15,16]