Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural EIAR Soil Geography and Landscape Group, Wageningen University & Research WUR https://www.wur.nl/ https://ror.org/04qw24q55 Leenaars Johan G B 0000-0003-1091-7114 Fondation OCP https://www.ocpfoundation.org https://ror.org/011s40y19 Mantel Stephan ISRIC - World Soil Information ISRIC https://www.isric.org https://ror.org/01z8yfp14 Heuvelink Gerard B M ISRIC - World Soil Information ISRIC https://www.isric.org https://ror.org/01z8yfp14 2026 A Database of morphological, physical and chemical properties, WRB classification, and root count for soil profiles from Central Ethiopia dataset https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.995660 2026-06-30T04:51:37 The dataset comprises 50 soil profiles from maize- and wheat-based farming systems in Central Ethiopia. Soil profile data were collected during field campaigns conducted between 2023 and 2025. Profiles were described in the field to depths of up to 2 m and sampled for laboratory analysis to 150 cm depth. The dataset includes site descriptions, morphological horizon data, laboratory-measured physical and chemical soil properties, soil water retention characteristics, WRB soil classification, and root distribution observations. Field descriptions followed FAO (2006) soil description guidelines, and laboratory analyses were conducted using standard soil analytical methods. WRB soil classification followed the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (IUSS Working Group WRB, 2015), including the assignment of Reference Soil Groups and associated qualifiers. Root counts were conducted in 5 cm depth increments from 0 to 150 cm using a 5 × 5 cm grid, adopting the profile wall method as described by Böhm (1976) and Bublitz et al. (2022). The dataset was specifically collected as validation data for evaluating spatial maps of root-zone plant-available water holding capacity in Central Ethiopia. It may support improved understanding and modelling of soil processes, soil hydrology, and relationships between crop roots, soil morphology, and soil properties. Each data file includes a metadata sheet with variable definitions, units, and structure information to ensure consistent interpretation across dataset components. Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Leenaars Johan G B 0000-0003-1091-7114 Mantel Stephan Heuvelink Gerard B M accepted A soil profile dataset from Central Ethiopia: morphological, physical and chemical properties, WRB classification, and root count European Journal of Soil Science Böhm W 1976 In situ estimation of root length at natural soil profiles journal article Journal of Agricultural Science 87(2) https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600027660 365-368 Bublitz Tábata Aline 0000-0002-0231-3217 Kemper Roman Müller Phillip Kautz Timo Döring Thomas F 0000-0001-9074-5978 Athmann Miriam 2021 Relating Profile Wall Root-Length Density Estimates to Monolith Root-Length Density Measurements of Cover Crops journal article Agronomy 12(1) https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12010048 48 FAO 2006 Guidelines for soil description (4th ed.) report Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations https://download.pangaea.de/reference/140422/attachments/FAO_2006.pdf IUSS Working Group WRB 2015 World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014, update 2015: International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps report World Soil Resources Reports, FAO, Rome 106 https://download.pangaea.de/reference/140423/attachments/IUSS_Working_Group_WRB_2015.pdf 36.142774 39.622048 7.601738 9.89436 38.11053175999999 8.52153826 2023-09-15T00:00:00 2025-04-15T00:00:00 1616.0 2883.0 horizontal profile LSC Land Soil Crop https://lsc-hubs.org/ LSC_CE_P_01 8.18678 38.83955 Africa, Ethiopia 1662.0 2023-09-15T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_02 8.18961 38.8399 Africa, Ethiopia 1776.0 2023-09-16T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_03 8.14299 38.79334 Africa, Ethiopia 1664.0 2023-09-17T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_04 8.07815 38.71854 Africa, Ethiopia 1703.0 2023-09-18T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_05 7.871 38.66 Africa, Ethiopia 1669.0 2023-09-19T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_06 8.0978 38.7625 Africa, Ethiopia 1776.0 2023-09-16T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_07 7.73422 36.94414 Africa, Ethiopia 1924.0 2023-10-04T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_08 7.72018 37.01198 Africa, Ethiopia 1791.0 2023-10-03T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_09 7.7181 37.0143 Africa, Ethiopia 1765.0 2023-10-03T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_10 7.83137 37.23154 Africa, Ethiopia 1771.0 2023-10-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_11 7.8692 37.2464 Africa, Ethiopia 1756.0 2023-10-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_12 7.852817 37.225512 Africa, Ethiopia 1840.0 2023-10-04T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_13 7.7316 37.3047 Africa, Ethiopia 1792.0 2023-10-05T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_14 7.717651 37.21705 Africa, Ethiopia 1774.0 2023-10-06T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_15 9.053828 38.449584 Africa, Ethiopia 2417.0 2023-11-24T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_16 7.619905 37.146992 Africa, Ethiopia 1795.0 2023-11-14T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_17 9.09098 38.457824 Africa, Ethiopia 2522.0 2023-12-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_18 8.2903 38.9596 Africa, Ethiopia 1663.0 2024-09-15T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_19 7.960902 36.516451 Africa, Ethiopia 1772.0 2024-09-30T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_20 8.04584 36.41311 Africa, Ethiopia 1635.0 2024-10-01T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_21 7.938541 36.142774 Africa, Ethiopia 2167.0 2024-10-01T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_22 7.847447 36.622682 Africa, Ethiopia 1616.0 2024-10-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_23 7.655341 37.247828 Africa, Ethiopia 1781.0 2024-10-03T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_24 7.778971 36.390015 Africa, Ethiopia 1921.0 2024-10-04T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_25 7.601738 39.231053 Africa, Ethiopia 2609.0 2024-10-23T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_26 7.881619 39.124696 Africa, Ethiopia 2690.0 2024-10-23T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_27 8.00817 39.15489 Africa, Ethiopia 2219.0 2024-10-24T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_28 8.66205 39.16073 Africa, Ethiopia 1974.0 2024-10-25T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_29 8.61838 39.16738 Africa, Ethiopia 1896.0 2024-10-26T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_30 8.55029 39.19273 Africa, Ethiopia 1817.0 2024-10-26T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_31 9.041433 37.19419 Africa, Ethiopia 1688.0 2024-11-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_32 9.0227 37.2419 Africa, Ethiopia 1717.0 2024-11-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_33 9.096544 37.16124 Africa, Ethiopia 1695.0 2024-11-03T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_34 9.0902 37.142 Africa, Ethiopia 1644.0 2024-11-03T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_35 9.028959 37.452869 Africa, Ethiopia 2407.0 2024-11-07T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_36 8.988171 37.72864 Africa, Ethiopia 2304.0 2024-11-06T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_37 8.966586 37.494649 Africa, Ethiopia 2399.0 2024-11-08T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_38 8.972724 37.931282 Africa, Ethiopia 2318.0 2024-11-07T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_39 8.832953 39.003967 Africa, Ethiopia 1982.0 2024-11-12T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_40 9.00586 39.125192 Africa, Ethiopia 2463.0 2024-11-13T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_41 9.03087 38.56191 Africa, Ethiopia 2397.0 2024-12-02T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_42 9.052644 38.52858 Africa, Ethiopia 2366.0 2024-11-24T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_43 8.9496 39.097085 Africa, Ethiopia 2432.0 2024-12-28T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_44 9.797716 39.200276 Africa, Ethiopia 2664.0 2024-11-24T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_45 9.89436 39.167687 Africa, Ethiopia 2670.0 2024-11-27T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_46 9.871293 39.178122 Africa, Ethiopia 2666.0 2024-11-27T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_47 9.668683 39.49829 Africa, Ethiopia 2770.0 2024-11-23T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_48 9.696227 39.622048 Africa, Ethiopia 2883.0 2024-11-20T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_49 9.38995 39.01579 Africa, Ethiopia 2685.0 2025-04-15T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS LSC_CE_P_50 9.33367 38.99308 Africa, Ethiopia 2665.0 2025-04-15T00:00:00 Global positioning system GPS 21 CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Title Title Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Title File content Content Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Content Binary Object Binary Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Binary Binary Object (Media Type) Binary (Type) Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Binary (Type) Binary Object (File Size) Binary (Size) Bytes Redi Musefa A musefa.abegaz@wur.nl 0000-0003-2886-8218 Binary (Size) [Bytes] CurationLevelB Basic curation https://wiki.pangaea.de/wiki/Curation_levels citable Ethiopia morphology rooting depth soil classification soil profile soil water content author104686 author112911 author118136 author118144 author118145 author118146 author118147 author118148 author118149 author118150 author52462 author59938 author98781 curlevel20 event3414443 event3414444 event3414445 event3414446 event3414447 event3414448 event3414449 event3414450 event3414451 event3414452 event3414453 event3414454 event3414455 event3414456 event3414457 event3414458 event3414459 event3414460 event3414461 event3414462 event3414463 event3414464 event3414465 event3414466 event3414467 event3414468 event3414469 event3414470 event3414471 event3414472 event3414473 event3414474 event3414475 event3414476 event3414477 event3414478 event3414479 event3414480 event3414481 event3414482 event3414483 event3414484 event3414485 event3414486 event3414487 event3414488 event3414489 event3414490 event3414491 event3414492 geocode1599 geocode1600 geocode1601 geocode8128 inst22845 inst22846 inst22847 inst22848 journal17071 journal5328 journal8013 license21 method202 param146419 param96152 param99583 pi118136 project5110 ref140417 ref140420 ref140421 ref140422 ref140423 term22735 term47306 term60518 term69013 term72856 term73582 term73620 topotype4