Although the majority of soils in Africa are P deficient, the high cost of conventional water-soluble P fertilizers limits their use by resource-poor farmers. Rockphosphates are a low-cost alternative. The effect of Egyptian rockphosphate (ERP) from two sources, applied at 50 kg P ha-1, on annual...
Haque, I.
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Lupwayi, N.Z.
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[Responses of clover and desmodium to Egyptian rockphosphate in Ethiopia]
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Responses of clover and desmodium to Egyptian rockphosphate in Ethiopia
Efffects of livestock grazing on surface runoff and soil erosion at varying slopes were studied in pasture lands within Ginchi watershed, Ethiopia. The results showed that livestock grazing in the watershed followed distinct seasonal and spatial patterns during the rainy season, grazing pressure ...
Mwendera, E.J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Dibabe, A.
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[The effect of livestock grazing on surface runoff and soil erosion from sloping pasture lands in the Ethiopian highlands]
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The effect of livestock grazing on surface runoff and soil erosion from sloping pasture lands in the Ethiopian highlands
Presents a study carried out on farms and on-station at Debre Berhan from July 1989 to December 1990 to determine the causes of morbidity and mortality of lambs up to 6 months of age. It showed pneumonia (bacterial and/or verminous), starvation-mismothering exposure (SME) complex, gastrointestina...
Bekele, T.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Wolde-Ab, T.
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[Causes of lamb morbidity and mortality in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Causes of lamb morbidity and mortality in the Ethiopian highlands
Nutrient flux and balance studies are valuable tools to assess the sustainability of agro-ecosystems and potential consequences for agricultural productivity. This paper presents results from a study at the field/farm scale representing mixed farming systems typical for the East African Highlands...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Priess, J.A.
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Veldkamp, E.
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Lesschen, J.P.
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[Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources]
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Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources
The species composition of grazing lands can be influenced by livestock and grazing pressure. A study on manure seed bank was conducted in Ghinchi highland Research Site in Ethiopia between 1995 and 1997. the data on species composition and life-form of the plants germinating in pots receiving ai...
Woldu, Z.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Grazing induced biodiversity in the highland ecozone of East Africa]
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Grazing induced biodiversity in the highland ecozone of East Africa
Germination and survival of indigenous annual Trifolium species were studied. Seedlings naturally emerging in the field and from sown seeds in pots were regularly counted and uprooted, and survival was studied by monitoring colour-coded seedlings. Differences in recruitment of Trifolium species w...
Dauro, D.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Gintzburger, G.
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[Recruitment and survival of native annual Trifolium species in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Recruitment and survival of native annual Trifolium species in the highlands of Ethiopia
Balances between nutrients applied or mineralized and nutrients removed in maize grain and stover were calculated in a hedgerow intercropping experiment in which Leucaena leucocephala and L. pallida prunings and cattle manure were applied. Hedgerow intercropping (also called alley cropping) is an...
Lupwayi, N.Z.
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Haque, I.
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[Leucaena hedgerow intercropping and cattle manure application in the Ethiopian highlands. III. Nutrient balances]
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Leucaena hedgerow intercropping and cattle manure application in the Ethiopian highlands. III. Nutrient balances
Swidden farming is the main agent of conversion of primary forests to secondary forests in the highlands of mainland Southeast Asia, but there is a deterioration and decline of the practice with land use intensification. The population growth in northern Thailand has forced lowland farmers practi...
Schmidt-Vogt, D.
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[Secondary forests in swidden agriculture inthe highlands of Thailand]
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Secondary forests in swidden agriculture inthe highlands of Thailand
Gives an overview of the sheep research activities in the highlands of Ethiopia with particular reference to monitoring work performance and mineral supplementation.
Akalework, N.
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Kabaija, E.
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[An overview of the sheep research activities in the highlands]
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An overview of the sheep research activities in the highlands
Presents and discusses ILCA's research approach on the development of sustainable feeding systems for increasing small ruminant production on smallholder farms. Examines in detail the three levels of interrelated research activities, viz, strategic research, commodity research and on-farm develop...
Reed, J.D.
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Tanner, J.C.
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Gebru, G.
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Akalework, N.
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[The nutritive value and use of feeds for fattening small ruminants in African highlands: A perspective of ILCA's research]
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The nutritive value and use of feeds for fattening small ruminants in African highlands: A perspective of ILCA's research