Soil acidity and nutrient depletion are key constraints to agricultural productivity in
Northwestern Ethiopia. Despite the recognized importance of integrated soil fertility
management, limited research has been conducted ...
The soils of Ethiopia have been experiencing depletion of essential nutrients and a decrease in
organic matter, resulting in a significant decline in agricultural output across the country. This
research was, therefore, ...
Soil acidity is one of the chemical soil degradation issues which affect soil productivity in Ethiopian highlands. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of rhizobium inoculation, lime, and starter nitrogen ...
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Sorghum is an important food and feed crop in the semiarid regions of the world. Hence, this
study was conducted to evaluate genetic variability and traits associations among 81
Sorghum genotypes Northeastern ...
Faba bean, a globally important pulse, offers genetic variation for plant breeders,
although information on this variability is scarce in Ethiopia. Therefore, the study was
conducted to assess the genetic variability and ...
Genetic diversity is valuable for barley breeding programs, as it allows for the selection of
desirable traits for further improvement. Compared to the genetic resources available in
the gene bank and the ever-changing ...
Bread wheat is a hexaploid and one of the most staple crop. The cornerstone of a wheat
breeding program is genetic variability. Hence, to assess the genetic variability and
association of traits eighty-one bread wheat ...
Bread wheat is the major food source for the largest portion of the world, including Ethiopia,
due to its high yielding and wider adaptability. Genotype by environment interaction and
stability studies were not conducted ...
Soybean is a multipurpose leguminous oil crop with high grain nutritional and
industrial value. However, the crop has a narrow genetic base in Ethiopia, which
makes it susceptible to different diseases, insects, and ...
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes are becoming more common in developing coun-
tries, mainly due to growing populations and expanding development. These changes can lead
to increased soil erosion and sedimentation, ...
Improved agronomic practices increases yield potential of chickpea in different agro ecology of the
Country, Crop yield decline due to climate change and improper agronomic practices are the major
bottlenecks to sustainable ...
Potato is one of the most commonly cultivated crops in north Gondar. However, the productivity
potato is very low as compared to the national average. Improper soil nutrient management is
one of the major problems that ...
Optimizing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management for Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Nitisols of Wadla District, North Wollo, Ethiopia
Kassa Sisay,
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Yihenew G.Selassie
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, and ...
Head Cabbage is an important vegetable crop for food security as well as to generate income for
subsistence farmers. Weeds cause yield losses of head cabbage, which is estimated to be about
25%. A field experiment was ...
Hot pepper is one of the most important spice and vegetable crops cultivated by smallholder farmers
in Amhara region, particularly in the North Mecha district. However, the yield of the crop is low due
to several production ...
Both the required amount and quality of forage seed are a key input for ensuring higher forage
productivity. Access to certified seeds of improved forage varieties remains a challenge for
smallholder farmers. This is ...
Homegarden agroforestry, mono-cropping, and Eucalyptus woodlots are common farming
practices in northwestern Amhara region, Ethiopia. However, the financial profitability of these
farming practices is not well known. ...
on their comparative efficacy across different vaccine types and chicken breeds.
Therefore, this experimental study was conducted from October 2024 to January 2025 at
the Andassa Livestock Research Center poultry farm ...
Mastitis is a multifactorial disease of mammals that has substantial implications on
production, welfare, and public health, but it is far less studied in goats than in cows. A
cross-sectional study with simple random ...
Although dog-mediated rabies poses a significant public health and economic burden in
Ethiopia, the spatiotemporal epidemiology of the disease remains poorly defined and
understood. The objective of this study was to ...