Response of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) to Supplementary Irrigation under Rain-Fed Agriculture at Jimma and Gera, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Table 2

Soil chemical properties of the study site at JARC.

No.	Tested parameter (%)	Soil depth (cm)
		0–30	30–60	60–90	Average
1	pH (1 : 2.5)	5.3	4.78	4.69	4.93
2	TN	0.3	0.31	0.22	0.28
3	Organic carbon	2.68	2.11	1.81	2.20
4	Organic matter	4.62	3.65	3.11	3.79
5	EC (dS/cm)	29.10	30.70	38.60	32.80
6	CEC (meq/100 gm)	20.39	20.16	19.56	20.04
7	Phosphorus (ppm, Bray)	2.11	1.86	0.89	1.62
8	Magnesium (meq/100 gm)	0.63	0.62	0.33	0.53
9	Ca (meq/100 gm)	3.09	3.53	1.28	2.63
10	Cl^- (meq/L)	0.40	0.48	0.40	0.43
11	Available K (meq k/100 gm)	2.30	1.42	0.57	1.43