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Animal traction in Ethiopia has been used since the third millennium B.C. Its use is confined to land preparation and seed covering using the traditional implement 'maresha' pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke. Even though research to replace the 'maresha' and the multi-purpo...


Astatke, A.Gebresenbet, G.[Draft animal power and its research in Ethiopia]Draft animal power and its research in Ethiopia

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.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Astatke, A.Ayaleneh, W.[Impact of grazing on plant species richness, plant biomass, plant attribute, and soil physical and hydrological properties of Vertisol in East African highlands]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.Mamo, T.Peden, Donald G.Diedhiou, M.[Participatory on-farm conservation tillage trial in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols: The impact of potassium application on crop yields]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.Jutzi, S.C.Tedla, A.[Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system]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.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Astatke, A.Ayaleneh, W.[Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands]Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands

Land degradation is one of the major problems related to low productivity in Ethiopia. Vertisols are potential agricultural lands but are underutilized due to waterlogging during the rainy season and are prone to soil erosion due to the traditional practices of planting crops at the end of the ra...


Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed Saleem, M.A.Erkossa, Teklu[Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia

Reports results of an experiment conducted to determine the effect of diet restriction on work performance and body weight in crossbred and local oxen worked as singles in farmers' fields around Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, during the normal cultivation season.


Astatke, A.Reed, J.D.Butterworth, M.H.[Effect of diet restriction on work performance and weight loss of local Zebu and Friesian X Boran crossbred oxen]Effect of diet restriction on work performance and weight loss of local Zebu and Friesian X Boran crossbred oxen

Farmer participatory tillage trials were conducted in a highland Vertisol area of Ethiopia during the 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons. This participatory initiative clearly demonstrated that incorporating farmers’ knowledge, ideas and preferences could improve the wheat production package. A tradi...


Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.Tanner, D.[Participatory conservation tillage research: An experience with minimum tillage on an Ethiopian highland Vertisol]Participatory conservation tillage research: An experience with minimum tillage on an Ethiopian highland Vertisol

In Ethiopia, Vertisols which are affected by water logging during the rainy season due to its physical and chemical characteristics are potential agricultural lands but are prone to soil erosion. The soil erosion rates of the cultivated Vertisols are accelerated due to the traditional practices o...


Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed Saleem, M.A.Erkossa, Teklu[Development and testing of low-cost animal drawn minimum tillage implements: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]Development and testing of low-cost animal drawn minimum tillage implements: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia

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.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Effect of different cropping options on plant-available water of surface-drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands]Effect of different cropping options on plant-available water of surface-drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands

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