Yield response of maize to Integrated application of Tithonia biomass and P fertilizer

This study was conducted to evaluate nutrient intake, growth performance, carcass characteristics and economic performances of yearling Arsi-Bale lambs fed diets based either sugarcane tops (SCT) silage or hay replacing natural pasture hay as a roughage source. The treatments were: natural pastures hay (NPH) without SCT (T1, control); substituting 33 and...

Diversification of agriculture is central to economic transformation. It contributes to increasing productivity, increasing household incomes, improving soil health (through crop rotation and nitrogen fixation), and sustainable intensification of agriculture. Using survey data from a regionally representative household survey, this paper examines the...

This paper, based on review and synthesis of adoption studies, presents the level of use of improved crop technologies as well as varietal adoption decision behavior of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Almost all of the crop technology adoption studies focused on improved seeds and chemical fertilizers while very few considered adoption of interrelated...

The International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement(CIMMYT) conducts selection of stress-tolerant genotypes under managed stress conditions. Data sets for this study were from Intermediate to Late Hybrid Trials (ILHT) conducted in five Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) countries from 2008 to 2011. Several trials, which were categorized into four...

Soil salinity is a threat for agriculture under irrigation as it affects the growth and development of plants and the problem is widespread in middle Awash where Amibara irrigated farms are present. Therefore, Measurements of groundwater depth were taken from thirty piezometers in the months of August, September, October, November and December to...

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Climatic data for Welmera district from 2013 to 2018

Integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic fertilizers is recognized as absolute soil fertility management aims to increase yield, a better option for improving agronomic efficiency, providing a more balanced supply of nutrients, and saving the cost of production. Considering the importance of integrated soil fertility management...

This research was conducted to understand changes of physicochemical properties of fruits of three apple cultivars as influenced by stage of maturity and packaging types over storage period of three weeks. The research was designed to replicate practices by the producers and along the value chains and to assess the fruit quality under the conditions of...

Soil is the dust of life. It is the basic foundation of agriculture, the prime industry in Ethiopia, and the spear point for sustained development. Therefore, there is a conjugal bond between people and soils. Not in the near future will we shift to food production in ponds to be securely comfortable. Hence, since we cannot live without soil, we could...

Tolera et al. 2018. Effect of Integrated Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Yield Components of Barley in Liben Jawi District

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...

Salmonella is one of the major foodborne pathogens worldwide that fish food as one of the vehicles for its transmission. The study was conducted to estimate the occurrence, drug-resistant profile, and associated risk factors of Salmonella isolated from the fish value chain in Northwest Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was applied to select study...

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 disease trypanosomosis was done by epidemiological surveys between December- Jan, 2008 (dry season) and April-May, 2009 (wet...

A study was conducted to evaluate Trifolium species for their agronomic traits in two agro-ecologies of Benishangul-Gumuz region, North Western Ethiopia. The experiment was carried out at Tongo, Assosa, and Kamash forage research stations of Assosa Agricultural Research Center, which were purposively selected to represent highland, mid and lowland...

In Ethiopia, before starting research and development on any genetically modified organisms (GMOs), approval and written permission must be obtained from the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The Authority derives this power from the Biosafety (Amendment) Proclamation No. 896/2015 ratified by the House of Peoples Representatives. EPA...

This study was carried out using progenies of 5 Parent-Stock (PS) chicken breeds introduced from 3 European companies and 1 local breed. The imported PS was Dominant Red Barred (DR), Dominant Sussex (DS), Lohmann Brown (LB), Novogen-Brown (NB) and Novogen-Color (NC). Koekoek (KK), a dual-purpose breed widely adapted in Ethiopia, was used as a local...

An experiment was conducted at Guduru Animal Production and Research Center (GAPRC) of Wollega University to evaluate effects of different levels of formulated concentrate supplementation on milk yield, milk compositions, feed intake and body weight gain of Horro cows. Sixteen early lactating Horro cows with the same body weight and condition were...

Phosphorus (P) is often found in forms that are inaccessible to plants, as it forms precipitates with cations or is locked in phosphorylated organic compounds. Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms have been considered as options to alleviate a deficiency of plant-available P in soils, and this experiment is conducted to make use of this microbial...