Location

Asossa, Amba12/Asossa

Coordination

Soil type

Surrounding land form

Slope and position

Elevation:

Drainage

Land use/vegetation

Moisture condition

                        At site

Erosion        Surrounding

 Described

by Horizon   Surrounding

Ap                   0-20

AB                20-45

Bt₁                 45-100

Bt₂               100⁺                

N10°2’40.6’’E34°34’14’’

Humic-dystric Nitisols

Medium gradient Hill

Upper slop or shoulder

1553m above sea level

Well drained

Crop Agriculture, mixed farming and fallow land

Moist

Weak

Medium

Bakala Anbessa

Reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1) moist and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) dry; loam; Structure one strongly very coarse, structure 2 strongly coarse granular; dry very hard, moist very hard; slightly sticky and plastic; medium common pores; many medium roots; gradual smooth boundary.

very dusk red (2.5 YR 2.5/2) moist and dusky red (10 R 3/3) dry; clay; structure one moderately coarse granular; structure two moderately coarse granular; dry friable, moist very friable; very sticky, very plastic; common fine roots; clear smooth boundary.

dark reddish brown (2.5 YR 3/4) moist and finally to red (2.5 YR 4/6) dry; heavy clay; structure one weakly very coarse prismatic; structure two moderately fine angular blocky; dry hard, moist firm; very sticky, very plastic; few very fine roots.