Research Article
Land Suitability Assessment for Apple (Malus domestica) Production in Sentele Watershed in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 4
Land suitability criteria classification for apple cultivation [
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| Criteria | Unit | Land suitability classes | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 |
| Elevation | Meter a.s.l | 2500–2700 | 2300–2500 | 2100–2300 | 2900–3100 | Slope | % | 0–8 | 8–18 | 18–28 | 28–40 | Aspect | Direction | 359–256 | 256–168 | 168–89 | 89-(-1) | GPT | °C | 15–17 | 17–19 | 19–21 | 21–23 | Mean temp | °C | 9–11 | 11–14 | 14–16 | 16–18 | Rainfall | Mm | 1000–1200 | 1200–1300, 800–1000 | 1300–1400, <800 | >1400 | Soil depth | cm | 150–200 | 100–150 | 70–100 | <70 | pH | -log (H+) | 6.0–6.5 | 5.7–6.0 | 5.6–5.7 | <5.6 | Drainage | % | Well-drained | Moderately drained | | | LULC | Type | Grassland | Agricultural land | Open land | Settlement | Soil texture | Texture | Loamy clay | Clay | | |
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m.a.s.l = meter above sea level; GPT = growth season temperature; LULC = land use/land cover.
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