Datasets
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Evaluation of NPSZn Blended Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Traits of Bread Whe... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)A field experiment was carried out in 2017 and 2018 main cropping seasons in Ofla and Emba Alaje Woredas in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. The experiment has seven levels of NPSZn (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, kg ha-1) adjusted for N from urea to the recommended N level (64 kg N ha-1) and the recommended P fertilizers (46 kg P2O5 ha-1). The...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Spatial Distribution of Enset Bacterial Wilt (Xanthomonas campestris Pv. musa... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Enset (Ensete ventricosum) bacterial wilt (EBW), caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is one of the highly destructive diseases of enset in Ethiopia. Field survey was conducted to determine the distribution of EBW and its association with biophysical variables in Southwestern Ethiopia. In the survey, 120 enset fields in 10 major enset growing...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
A compilation of georeferenced and standardized legacy soil profile data for ... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Although soil and agronomy data collection in Ethiopia has begun over 60 years ago, the data are hardly accessible as they are scattered across different organizations, mostly held in the hands of individuals (Ashenafi et al.,2020; Tamene et al.,2022), which makes them vulnerable to permanent loss. Cognizant of the problem, the Coalition of the Willing...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Crop response dataset collated from peer reviewed articles. N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Although soil and agronomy data collection in Ethiopia has begun over 60 years ago, the data are hardly accessible as they are scattered across different organizations, mostly held in the hands of individuals (Ashenafi et al.,2020; Tamene et al.,2022), which makes them vulnerable to permanent loss. Cognizant of the problem, the Coalition of the Willing...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Tropical Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes Respond Differently to Agrobacterium-m... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The current study was designed to evaluate and ascertain genetic transformability of regenerable genotypes using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method and to identify genotype(s) which can be used as better transgene recipient in future research. The super virulent Agrobacterium strain EHA 101 harbouring the binary vector pNOVIPT1 carrying the 4...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Growth and Fattening Performances of Friesian-Boran Crossbred Bull Calves Fed... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The study was conducted at Holetta Research Center to evaluate growth performance and economic feasibility of fattening 50 and 75% Friesian-Boran growing crossbred bull calves for the period of 626 days. Twenty-four 50% Frisian-Boran crossbred weaned male calves and another twenty- four 75% Frisian-Boran crossbred growing weaned calves reared at Holetta...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Assessment of Food Insecurity and Coping Mechanisms among Pastoral Households... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Inspired by the current vulnerability of pastoral households, this study was carried out in Chifra district of Afar National Regional State; Ethiopia, with specific objectives of assessing the status of food security, the local food insecurity coping strategies employed by different food security status groups and identifying the major determinants of...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
The Dynamics of TseTse Fly in and Around Intensive Suppression Area of Southe... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)This study was carried out in and around intensive suppression area of the Southern Tsetse Eradication Project in Gamo Goffa Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and people`s Region of Ethiopia. Assessment of the dynamics of the vector tsetse was done by entomological survey between December-Jan, 2008 (dry season) and April-May, 2009 (wet season) in and...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Genotype by Environment Interactions and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Sesame is an important oil crop both in area coverage and production in Ethiopia, serving one of the major export crops. However, productivity is low because of a lack of detailed information about genotypes, environment, and their interaction. Sixteen sesame varieties were evaluated at nineteen environments and grain yield and yield components were...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Phosphorous calibration experiment data for the CRV areas of Ethiopia N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The data was collected for a P calibration study in the CRV Andosol soil type of Ethiopia for the 2012 and 2017 growing seasonCreated August 7, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Rainfall Variability and its Impact on Rice Productivity in Fogera Plain, Nor... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The objective of this study was to analyze rainfall variability and its impact on rice production in the Fogera Plain. The analysis used historical rainfall and yield data from four stations. Historical daily rainfall and yield data were obtained from the National Meteorology Agency (NMA) and Amhara Regional State Bureau of Agriculture, respectively. The...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Effectsof Pre-Emergence Herbicides, Rhizobium Strains and their Integration o... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Black root rot disease (Fusarium solani) is considered as a major problem in faba bean crops causing great losses in seed yield and low productivity. A randomized complete block design with nine treatments and three replications were employed at Ambo Plant Protection Research Center (APPRC) and Holetta Agricultural Research Center fields. The analysis of...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Integrated effect of Furrow Irrigation Methods and Types of Mulches on Yield ... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Efficiency of water can be improved by making the right decision regarding to irrigation scheduling, irrigation application techniques and conservation mechanisms. A field experiment was conducted in a dry season of 2018 to investigate the effects of mulch types and water application methods in furrow irrigation system on water productivity, and yield and...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
RICE MECHANIZATION IN ETHIOPIA: TRENDS, AND PROSPECTS N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)RICE MECHANIZATION IN ETHIOPIA: TRENDS, AND PROSPECTSCreated August 7, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Sensory Quality Attributes of Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] Injera as ... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Tef is used to make injera (bubbly, pancake-like bread). It is believed that the white color tef grain produced in the central highlands of Ethiopia fetches the highest price as compared to the other areas due to its injera quality. Therefore, this experiment was conducted in the central and northwestern highlands of Ethiopia to evaluate Injera Sensory...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Soil Fertility and Crop Management Research on Cool-season Food Legumes in th... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Land degradation and depletion of soil fertility is the critical challenge for sustainable crop production in the highlands of Ethiopia. This paper reviews advances in the major activities and achievements of soil fertility, crop and land management research on the highland pulses, which have been done for the last two decades in the central highlands of...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Effects of Additive Type and Ensiling Periods on Fermentation Characteristics... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)This study was conducted to investigate optimum ensiling period and type of additive for making quality silage from green maize stover (GMS). Green maize stover from which the ear was removed for consumption/selling was used for the study. The stover was chopped into 1 to 3cm long to facilitate compaction and consolidation. Treatments were arranged in a...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Analysis of Seed System Actors: Roles, Responsibilities, and Linkages in Cent... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)A seed system in Ethiopia denotes the entire complex organizational, institutional, and individual procedures related to the development, multiplication, processing, storage, distribution, and sale of seeds. It includes formal, informal, and intermediate seed sectors. The rationale of this paper is how the interests & interactions of the seed actors...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Performance of Crossbred Dairy Cows Suitable for Smallholder Production Syste... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)The present study was undertaken to investigate productive and reproductive performances of F1 crossbred cows to produce and develop improved dairy cattle breed at on station and back up the on farm crossbreeding program at Holetta Research Center (HRC). One hundred fifty three F1 crossbred heifers were used to study growth performances and 111 worldwide...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023 -
Aflatoxin Contamination of Ethiopian Hot Red Pepper and Risk Characterization... N3 | TTL | RDF/XML | JSON-LD
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)Aflatoxins are toxic fungal secondary metabolites, and their presence in the food chain can cause adverse health effects, impair trade and pose a significant economic burden. This study analyzed aflatoxin contamination along a hot pepper postharvest value chain, estimated its dietary exposure and its associated potential health risk to consumers. A total...Created March 18, 2023 • Updated December 30, 2023