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
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
Land-use intensification in the East-African highland zone is required for meeting food and feed demands from the rising human and animal populations. A single crop of wheat has been a traditional practice for the 8 Mha of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands with both grain and residues finding ...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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[Options to intensify cropland use for alleviating smallholder energy and protein deficiencies in the East African highlands]
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Options to intensify cropland use for alleviating smallholder energy and protein deficiencies in the East African highlands
Reports experiences with on-farm trials to assess the use of single oxen for work on mixed smallholder farms in the central highlands of Ethiopia, with particular reference to draft power and agricultural production, design and testing of the single ox technique, and results obtained during the 1...
Gryseels, Guido
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Astatke, A.
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Anderson, F.M.
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Asamenew, G.
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[The use of single oxen for crop cultivation in Ethiopia]
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The use of single oxen for crop cultivation in Ethiopia