An on-farm trial, in which a wheat-clover mixed cropping treatment was compared with un-fertilised (control) and N-fertilised (23 kg N ha (-1)) pure wheat treatments, was conducted at Ginchi (2200 metres above sea level (m asl)) and Deneba (2600 m asl) in the Ethiopian highlands. Compared with th...
Lupwayi, N.Z.
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Tedla, A.
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Regassa, H.
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[On-farm integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands]
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On-farm integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands
Brusselmans, A.
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Muysen, W. van
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Deckers, J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Rampelberg, S.
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Tedla, A.
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[Geomorphology, Ecology and Traditional Farming systems in the Ethiopian highlands: Study of a Watershed in Tero Jemjem, Ginchi]
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Geomorphology, Ecology and Traditional Farming systems in the Ethiopian highlands: Study of a Watershed in Tero Jemjem, Ginchi
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
This paper presents some strategies for feed improvement to support intensification of ruminant production in the Ethiopian highlands. It looks into feed availability, and outlines feed intensification strategies. Opportunities for feed improvement and management, feed improvement in intensified ...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Tedla, A.
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[Feed improvement to support intensification of ruminant production systems in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Feed improvement to support intensification of ruminant production systems in the Ethiopian highlands
In the Ethiopian highlands, where integrated crop and livestock production takes place, the inadequate supply, in both quantity and quality of feeds during the year is a major constraint. Native pastures and crop residues are the major feed sources, but their quality is often poor. Integration of...
Tedla, A.
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Mamo, T.
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Klaij, M.C.
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Diedhiou, M.L.
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[Effects of cropping system, seed bed management and fertility interactions on biomass of crops grown on a Vertisol in the central highlands of Ethiopia]
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Effects of cropping system, seed bed management and fertility interactions on biomass of crops grown on a Vertisol in the central highlands of Ethiopia
An on farm tiral, in which a wheat-clover mixed cropping treatment was compared to an unfertilized (control) and N-fertilized (23 kg N ha-1) pure wheat treatments, was conducted at Ginchi (2200 metres above sea level (masl) and Deneba (2600 masl) in the Ethiopian highlands. The total crop residue...
Tedla, A.
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Lupwayi, N.Z.
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Regassa, H.
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[Cereal-forage legume mixed cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Cereal-forage legume mixed cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands
Poor drainage of Vertisols in the Ethiopian mid-altitude highlands limits farming operations and cropping in the early rainy season. Thus, traditional crops are grown late in the season on the residual moisture in the dry season when waterlogging is less of a problem. Consequently performance of ...
Tedla, A.
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Sherington, J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Integration of forage and food crops grown sequentially on Vertisols under rainfed conditions in the mid-altitude Ethiopian highlands]
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Integration of forage and food crops grown sequentially on Vertisols under rainfed conditions in the mid-altitude Ethiopian highlands
Reports on research activities carried out by ILCA's highland programme to devise an appropriate animal feed production strategy for small scale farmeres in the Ethiopian highlands. Gives a critical analysis of the available sources of animal feed, such as, roughages from native pasture, browse a...
Jutzi, S.C.
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Haque, I.
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Tedla, A.
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[The production of animal feed in the Ethiopian highlands: Potentials and limitations]
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The production of animal feed in the Ethiopian highlands: Potentials and limitations
Discusses the traditional and potential cropping systems for the highlands of Ethiopia. Traditional Vertisol management methods of these soils fail to overcome waterlogging problems, and therefore croping practices vary from place to place to suit the length of time left after the water is natura...
Tedla, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Cropping systems for Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Cropping systems for Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
Crop and livestock subsystems in the Ethiopian highlands interact with each other in many wasy. The livestock subsystem has output, input, asset, and security and investment functions in the farming system. Animal traction and crop residues are the prominent binding elements of the crop and lives...
Asamenew, G.
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Zerbini, E.
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Tedla, A.
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[Crop-livestock interactions and implications for animal traction research in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Crop-livestock interactions and implications for animal traction research in the Ethiopian highlands