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

Table 3

Land suitability for wheat and barley farming using nitrogen (N) requirement.

Crops	Land characteristics	Requirement (LUR)	Samples	Area (ha)	Area (%)	Class
Wheat	Total N (%)	>0.50	0	0.00	0.00	S1
		0.10–0.50	1	7.96	3.80	S2
		0.02–0.10	14	199.91	96.20	S3
		<0.02	0	0.00	0.00	N
Barley	Total N (%)	>0.40	0	0.00	0.00	S1
		0.20–0.40	1	7.96	3.80	S2
		0.10–0.20	14	199.91	96.20	S3
		<0.10	0	0.00	0.00	N

Note. LUR = requirement.