Research Article

Plant Density and Time of White Lupine (Lupinus Albus L.) Relay Cropping with Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) in Additive Design in the Highlands of Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Some important physicochemical properties of the experimental soils before plowing.

Soil and manure propertySoil analysisRating references
ValueRating

Particle distribution
Sand (%)32
Silt (%)25
Clay (%)43
Soil texture classClay
pH (H2O)5.1Strong acidicHazelton and Murphy [22]
Total N (%)0.09LowHavlin et al. [25]
Organic C (%)1.27LowCharman and Roper (2007)
Avail. P (ppm)6.85Very lowTekalign [26]
Exch. Mg (Meq/100 g)0.84LowMetson [28]
Exch. Ca (Meq/100 g)2.78LowMetson [28]
CEC20.20ModerateLandon [27]