Location Soil texture pH(H2O) CEC (cmolkg-1) Av. P(Mg/kg) OM (%) Exch.Al(cmolkg-1) Ex. Bases(meq/100 g) Micronutrient(mgkg-1) Ca Mg    K Na Fe Zn Cu Mn Wonago Wo1 CL 5.4 32.0 24.9 5.7 0.72 5.67 1.7 0.89 0.47 2.23 0.41 1.67 2.22 Wo2 L 5.5 25.8 23 3.8 0.38 4.64 3.1 1.35 0.32 1.59 1.62 2.81 3.51 Wo3 CL 5.3 31.0 19 3.4 0.72 4.97 2.1 2.33 0.45 2.20 1.09 0.98 1.92 Bulle Be1 CL 5.39 13 15 5.2 3.12 2.8 1.9 0.26 0.03 24.68 1.99 4.01 3.91 Be2 CL 5.28 14.3 14.7 4.2 3.09 2.6 1.7 0.33 0.05 14.81 1.32 3.29 4.82 Be3 CL 5.19 13.8 15.9 4.8 3.21 3.6 2.1 0.18 ND 22.47 1.21 2.99 7.29

CL: Clay Loam, L: loam, SCL: Sandy Clay Loam, SL: Sandy Loam. Av.p: Available Phosphorus (Bray-ɪɪ); CEC: Cation Exchange Capacity, Ex.Al: Exchangeable Almunium, OM: Organic Matter, ND: Not Detected

Table 1: Selected physico-chemical properties of soil from two agriculturally important sites with three fields each at Wonago (Wo) and Bulle (Be) in southern Ethiopia.