Table 1: Description of the testing environments.

Code

Locations

Altitude (m.a.s.l)

Soil type

Annual Rain fall (mm)

Temperature

(°C)

 

 Global position

Min

Max

Latitude

Longitude

E1

Sirinka

1850

Eutric vertisol

980

13

27

11°08’N

39°28’E

E2

Jari

1680

Vertisol

950

15

26

11°21’ N

39°28’E

E3

Chefa

1400

Vertisol

850

16

32

10°57’ N

39°47’E

E4

Shewarobit

1905

Vertisol

713

17.7

 33

14° 6’ N

39°54’E

Source: Sirinka Agricultural Research Center and Wikipedia for global position.