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Response of Yield and Yield Components of Tef [Eragrostis Tef (Zucc.) Trotter... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Tef (Eragrostis tef) is one of most important food crops grown in Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia and is produced in different agro-ecologies in the region. However, its productivity is constrained by a number of problems, of which soil nutrient is the most important one. Information on the response of tef to Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P)...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Expression and Purification of Coat Protein of Citrus Tristeza Virus N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) polyclonal antibodies produced either from the recombinant coat protein (CP) of CTV or extracted virus from midrib used for the detection of virus. Compared with intact virion procedure, the use of CP antigen resulted in highly specific polyclonal antibodies. CTV coat protein gene (CTV-cp) cloned in pQE30 vector and transformed...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Crossbred Dairy Cattle in the Central Et... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The aim of this study was to estimate the additive, heterosis, recombination loss, heritabilities and correlations between milk yield (MY), lactation length (LL), calving interval (CI), age at first calving (AFC) and herd life (HL) for crossbred of Friesian (F) and Jersey (J) with Boran (B). Analysis of fixed effects and crossbreeding parameter were...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Towards understanding fertilizer responses in Ethiopia N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)This is a comprehensive dataset specifically on crop response to fertilizers and is obtained from published journal articles, thesis and proceedings spanning at least 5 decades. It represents all the agriculturally productive regions of Ethiopia. The data contains information on region, crop type and soil type under which experiments were conducted, as...Created August 12, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Managing Dry Spell Risks to Improve Rainfed Maize Productivity in the Semi-Ar... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The existing evidences support that some eighty percent of the world’s agricultural land is rainfed, contributing to the tune of sixty percent to food production worldwide. This empirical research was conducted on-station during June to September main growing season over two years (2000 and 2001) to substantiate that, managing dry spell risks through...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Diversity Analysis of Ethiopian Mustard Breeding Lines Using RAPD Markers N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) is an oilseed crop less known to the other parts of the world. Utilization of the available germplasm of B. carinata for different breeding purposes requires information on genetic diversity. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was employed to characterize the genetic diversity of 22 B. carinata inbred...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Cost and Benefit Analysis of Dairy Farms in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)This study was conducted to estimate costs and gross profits of dairy farms under small and large diary management in central highlands of Ethiopia. Thirty-five small and 25 large farms were randomly selected. Quantitative data was collected from sampled households/farms for six to seven consecutive months. Qualitative data was also collected to...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Grain Yield and Nitrogen Uptake of Maize (Zea mays L.) as Affected by Soil Ma... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Published articleCreated August 7, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Combining Ability and Heterotic Relationships between CIMMYT and Ethiopian Ma... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Knowledge of combining ability and heterotic relation of exotic inbred lines with the locally available ones would be helpful for efficient breeding program. The objectives of the current study were to estimate: (i) combining ability effects between Ethiopian and CIMMYT (International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement) maize inbred lines and (ii)...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Registration of a High Yielding Malt Barley Variety HB1454 for the Potential ... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)HB1454 (Reg. No. EH 1847/F4.2P.5.2) is a two - rowed, hulled, malting barley developed at Holetta Research Center (HRC). HB 1454 was tested in a multi location variety trial as EH 1847/F4.2P.5.2 from 2005- 2007 along with twelve genotypes advanced from the local crossing program. It was released in 2011 for its high seed and biomass yields, good agronomic...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Field Performance of Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) Under Different Harv... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) is one of productive multipurpose tree species grown in the tropical highlands of Ethiopia. Despite its potential role as a source of forage and natural resource conservation, adequate studies were not made on agronomic practices such as establishment, harvesting managements and utilization. The objectives of this study...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
In Vitro Evaluation of Utilizable Crude Protein Using Ruminal Fluid in Leaves... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The prime objective of this study was to evaluate the effective utilizable crude protein (uCP) in leaves, whole and seeds-removed pods of Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera using ruminal fluid in vitro. Samples were analyzed for proximate nutrients using official methods. The metabolizable energy (ME), organic matter digestibility (OMD), short chain...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
The Relationship s between Stem Characters and Lodging Tolerance in Tef ( Era... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)In cereals stem characters such as plant height, culm thickness and diameter and the number of internodes and their length are among the factors known to modulate lodging tolerance , a key trait in the development of high yielding tef varieties. Knowledge of the relationship between stem characters and lodging has significant implications with respect to...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici po... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The genetic structure of forty eight Ethiopian Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) isolates, representing three major wheat growing regions was investigated using 15 AFLP primer combinations. AFLP analysis generated large number of polymorphic bands (markers) and allowed easy identification of the different genotypes. The study showed a high level of...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Oil and Meal Quality of Ethiopian Sesame Varieties and their Implications for... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Reports on the physicochemical compositions and fatty acids of Ethiopian sesame genotypes and their implications on oil yield and quality improvement are limited. Proximate and mineral compositions and fatty acids of commercial sesame cultivars and their associations were examined using standard procedures like petroleum ether Soxhlet extraction and Gas...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Mineral Composition of Grain and Straw of Tef (Eragrostis tef) Grown on Verti... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Tef grain and straw are important food and feed resources, respectively, in Ethiopia. Chemical analysis was carried out on tef grain and straw grown on Vertisols of three areas of the central and northern districts in Ethiopia in 2008. The grain and straw samples were analyzed from nitric acid- hydrogen peroxide digest using Inductively Coupled Plasma...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Farmer Preferred and Financially Feasible Onion Varieties for Scaling: Eviden... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Onion is a warm-season vegetable crop grown in Ethiopia. The productivity, however, is low on farmers field as compared to its recorded potential yield on research station. So, participatory on-farm demonstration and evaluation of improved onion varieties with their associated production practices was conducted in Adama, Lume and Adamitulu-Jidokombolcha...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Storage technology N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Hermitic rice storage technologies are reduces post harvest losses.Created August 7, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Nutritional Qualities of Agro-Industrial By-Products and Local Supplementary ... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)This study assessed the nutritional qualities of major agro-industrial by-products (AIBPs) and locally available feed resources commonly used as supplementary feeds to dairy cattle in Ethiopia. A total of 58 samples belonging to five categories of supplementary feeds viz., compound dairy rations/concentrates, oilseed cakes, wheat bran, middling and...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Determinants and Coping Strategies of Household Food Insecurity in Rural Area... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)This paper identified the major determinants of household food insecurity and their local coping strategies based on primary data collected from 180 randomly selected households of rural Adwa Woreda, Tigray National Regional State. To assess the determinants of food insecurity binary logit model is employed. The extent and magnitude of household food...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023
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