Land Suitability Analysis for Sustainable Production of Selected Cereals in Southeastern Ethiopia

Table 14

Result of the overall land suitability evaluation for barley farming.

No.	Sample size	Overall suitability level	Area (ha)	Area (%)
1	1	S3n	37.25	17.90
2	3	Np	23.63	11.40
3	5	S3pnpH	76.63	36.90
4	1	NpH	38.30	18.40
5	2	S3npH	12.00	5.80
6	2	S3pn	12.10	5.80
7	1	S3p	7.96	3.80
Total	15		207.87	100.00

Note. S3n = marginally suitable because of nitrogen. Np = not suitable because of phosphorous. S3pnpH = marginally suitable because of phosphorous, nitrogen and soil pH. NpH = not suitable because of soil pH. S3npH = marginally suitable because of nitrogen and soil pH. S3pn = marginally suitable because of phosphorous and nitrogen. S3p = marginally suitable because of phosphorous.