Understanding the problems of grazing land in vertisol areas and seeking long-lasting solutions is the central point where mixed crop livestock is the second stay for the majority of the population. In order to understand this, the current study was conducted at two sites, one with 0-4% slope and...
Taddese, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayaleneh, W.
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[Impact of grazing on plant species richness, plant biomass, plant attribute, and soil physical and hydrological properties of Vertisol in East African highlands]
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Impact of grazing on plant species richness, plant biomass, plant attribute, and soil physical and hydrological properties of Vertisol in East African highlands
The two years on-farm tillage research during the 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons in Ethiopian highland Vertisol area demonstrated the importance of adapting cultural practices into participatory trials. The minimum tillage package could be an effective intervention for soil conservation due to th...
Astatke, A.
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Mamo, T.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Diedhiou, M.
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[Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields]
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Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields
Investigates the effects of improved surface drainage on the productivity of Vertisols in a wheat-and-chickpea cropping trial conducted in 1987 at ILCA;s Debre Zeit research site in the Ethiopian highlands. Chickpea plots were subjected to four irrigation treatments, viz, no irrigation, irrigatio...
Astatke, A.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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Tedla, A.
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[Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system]
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Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system
Extending livestock grazing to the steep slopes has led to unstable grazing systems in the East African Highlands, and new solutions and approaches are needed to ameliorate the current situation. This work was aimed at studying the effect of livestock grazing on plant attributes and hydrological ...
Taddese, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayaleneh, W.
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[Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands]
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Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands
The productivity of the Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands could be raised by facilitating the removal of excess water from the field in the main rainy season. This could be accomplished by the introduction of an animal powered broadbed maker (BBM) which shapes the soil into broadbeds and furro...
Astatke, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Effect of different cropping options on plant-available water of surface-drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Effect of different cropping options on plant-available water of surface-drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands
Examines the effects of broadbed and furrow land management systems and supplementary irrigation on the productivity of sequentially planted wheat and chickpea on Vertisols wheat was grown during the main rainy season on boradbeds and furrows made with an animal drawn implement to drain off the e...
Astatke, A.
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Airaksinen, H.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Supplementary irrigation for sequential cropping in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols using broadbed and furrow land management system]
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Supplementary irrigation for sequential cropping in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols using broadbed and furrow land management system
Summarises the results of on-farm research conducted by the Highlands Programme (ILCA) in order to improve smallholder livestock productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands. Outlines the farming system around Debre Berhan. Discusses on farm trials and research activities on the integration of crossbr...
Gryseels, Guido
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Anderson, F.M.
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Asamenew, G.
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Mesgina, A.
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Astatke, A.
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Wolde-Mariam, W.A.
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[On-farm research to improve smallholder livestock productivity in the Ethiopian highlands]
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On-farm research to improve smallholder livestock productivity in the Ethiopian highlands
Reports the effect of draught on milk production, reproductive and productive performance of crossbred dairy cows which had completed the first two lactations. Evaluates ways and means of reducing the effective number of draught animals needed to support agricultural production in the Ethiopian h...
Agyemang, K.
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Astatke, A.
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Anderson, F.M.
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Wolde-Mariam, W.A.
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[Effects of work on reproductive and productive performance of cross-bred dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Effects of work on reproductive and productive performance of cross-bred dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands
Animal traction has been an integral part of most agricultural systems in Ethiopia for thousands of years. There is evidence that cattle were first used for ploughing in the latter part of the third millennium BC (Goe and Astatke, 1989). Today, the traditional cattle economy is directed mainly to...
Astatke, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Draught animal power for land-use intensification in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Draught animal power for land-use intensification in the Ethiopian highlands
Discusses low cost animal drawn implements developed by the Vertisol team in Ethiopia for land shaping, planting, weeding, minimum tillage and for constructing water reservoirs in resource poor farming situations.
Astatke, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Low cost animal drawn implements for better utilization of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Low cost animal drawn implements for better utilization of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands