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

Table 4

Land suitability for wheat and barley farming using phosphorous (P) requirement.

Crop	Land characteristic	Requirement (LUR)	Samples	Area (ha)	Area (%)	Class
Wheat	Available P (kg P ha^−1)	>15	0	0.00	0.00	S1
		8–15	4	87.55	42.10	S2
		3–8	8	96.69	46.50	S3
		<3	3	23.63	11.40	N
Barley	Available P (kg P ha^−1)	>15	0	0.00	0.00	S1
		8–15	4	87.55	42.10	S2
		3–8	8	96.69	46.50	S3
		<3	3	23.63	11.40	N

Note. LUR = requirement.