Intercropping of cereals with legumes is an important strategy for the development of
sustainable crop production systems, because of yield advantages, greater yield stability and
lower risks of crop failure that are ...
Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is one of the major staple crops grown in North West
Amhara National Regional State; however, its productivity is low due to an increase in soil
acidity and poor soil fertility problems. ...
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is increasingly becoming an important food crop in Ethiopia.
However, the average rice productivity in Ethiopia is estimated at 2.8 t ha
which is much
lower than the world average, 4.6 t ha-
1
...
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main and most popular cereal crops because of its high value as a
stable food as well as its stover demand for animal feed, fuel, and even construction purposes. It is used
as human ...
Productivity of soybean in Assosa Zone particularly in Assosa and Bambassi districts is very
low due to poor soil fertility management which resulted in severe soil acidity and low Nfixing
inoculant
in
the
soil.
He ...
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Various adaptation options are available to the anticipated climate change and variability impacts
on potato production systems in the study area. However, impact estimation and adaptation
potential evaluation are ...
Tef is the major staple food and cash crop in Ethiopia, but the yield is very low as compared to other major cereals. The major constraints to increase agricultural productivity have been identified as soil fertility ...
Sorghum production is negatively influenced by abiotic and biotic stresses. Striga hermonthica, an obligate root-parasite, has been identified as one of the major biological threats to sorghum production. Despite the many ...
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most economically important cereal crops
cultivated in north west Ethiopia. However ,appropriate seeding and nitrogen fertilizer rate
have been among the most limiting ...
Maize is a staple food crop for small holder farmers in Northwestern part of Ethiopia. Cultivation of QPM provides an opportunity to farmers to produce nutritionally superior maize grains and fill nutrition gaps for those ...