Sample type | Farming sites | |||||||||
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Sore Amba | Lekunda | Peacock-Urael | Peacock-Bole | Kera | Mekanissa | Lafto | Hana-Mariam | Akaki 08 | Akaki | |
Irrigation Water (N = 9 for each farming site) | ||||||||||
 Range | 3.23–6.73 | 4.51–6.96 | 3.65–5.54 | 2.83–6.23 | 3.04–6.73 | 3.59–5.67 | 3.51–7.20 | 2.96–5.64 | 3.58–5.41 | 3.51–6.15 |
 Mean (log10 MPN 100 ml−1) | 5.06 (1.01)abc | 5.61 (0.70)a | 5.02 (0.64)abc | 4.67 (1.04)bc | 4.82 (1.02)abc | 4.57 (0.54)bc | 4.52 (1.18)bc | 4.29(0.70)c | 4.58 (0.66)bc | 5.24 (0.75)ab |
Lettuce (N = 15 for each farming site) | ||||||||||
 Range | 2-81-4.72 | 2.66-5.18 | 3.04-6.96 | 2.83-4.30 | 3.04-5.67 | 2.96-5.32 | 3.23-6.96 | 2.83-5.15 | 2.65-4.64 | 3.15-7.20 |
 Mean (log10 MPN 100 g−1) | 3.91 (0.73)bc | 4.18 (0.74)bc | 4.10 (1.00)bc | 3.46 (0.44)c | 4.05(0.80)bc | 3.93 (0.84)bc | 5.03 (1.38)a | 3.69 (0.58)bc | 3.50 (0.59)c | 4.19 (1.01)bc |