Land Suitability Assessment for Apple (Malus domestica) Production in Sentele Watershed in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Weights of the parameters and scores of sub-parameters.

Criteria	Optimal values	Eigenvector weight	Weight	Suitability
Elevation	2500–2700	0.2037	20.37	S1
	2300–2500			S2
	2100–2300			S3
	1900–2100			S4
Slope	0–10	0.0640	6.4	S1
	8–18			S2
	18–28			S3
	28–58			S4
Aspect	359–256	0.0258	2.58	S1
	256168			S2
	168–89			S3
	89– (−1)			S4
pH	5.52–5.8	0.0578	5.78	S1
	5.8–5.83			S2
	5.83–6.15			S3
	6.15–6.30			S4
LULC	Grassland	0.0339	3.39	S1
	Agricultural land			S2
	Open land			S3
	Settlement			S4
Mean annual temperature	9–11	0.1402	14.02	S1
	11–14			S2
	14–16			S3
	16–18			S4
The temperature during the growing season	15–15.5	0.1895	18.95	S1
	15.5–16			S2
	16–17			S3
	17–17.5			S4
Rainfall	1500–2000	0.1142	11.42	S1
	2000–1500			S2
	1500–1000			S3
	1000–500			S4
Texture	Clay loam	0.0428	4.28	S1
	Clay			S2
Soil depth	200–150	0.0884	8.84	S1
	150–100			S2
	100–70			S3
	<70			S4
Drainage	Well-drained	0.0397	3.97	S1
	Moderately drained			S2

GST = growing season temperature; LULC = land use/land cover.