Tomato (SolanumlycopersicumL.)is the major horticultural crop and salinity is one of the
major abiotic factors limitingits production and productivity in Ethiopia. High salt level of
irrigation water may induce a reduction ...
In Ethiopia, particularly at Mesqan Woreda appropriate fertilizer management was the major problem accounted
for low productivity of garlic. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted with the objective to investigate ...
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food and cash crop in southwest
Ethiopia with multiple uses. Productivity of the crop is, however, low at national as well as
regional levels, mainly due to low soil ...
– Insufficient nitrogen supply in inappropriate
timing is an important constraint to productivity of upland
rice (Oryza sativa L.), and there is limited information
available on optimal timing of N application for upland ...
Essubalew Getachew; Ali Mohammed; Abush Tesfaye(2014)
Time of sowing, plant spacing and variety have paramount significance in improving pod yield,
quality and disease severity of green beans. The aim of the study was to determine appropriate
sowing time, optimum plant ...
Hot pepper (Capsicum annum L.) is the most widely cultivated and economically important
crop. However, its production and productivity are constrained by different factors among
which variety and fertilizer level are the ...
Twenty-four intact male Bonga lambs were studied
in a 100-day experiment to evaluate the effect of feeding
tannin rich leaves of Albizia gummifera (AG) on nutrient
utilization, growth performance, and carcass composition.
The ...
Abstract: Hot pepper is a national spice and vegetable of Ethiopia grown in both wet and dry seasons and
fetches larger profit when cultivated during the dry season. The yield of the crop in the dry season is limited
by ...
Mohammed hamid; Amsalu Nebiyu; Asnake Fikre(2020-02)
Lack of improved varieties and adequate information on the use of Rhizobium strain and NPSB
blended fertilizer is the major yield limiting factors of chickpea production on vertisols in the Meskan
area. Hence, a field ...
Garlic productivity in Ethiopia (9.18 t ha-1) is very low compared to the world average (18.4 t
ha-1), due to various factors, of which imbalanced fertilizers and lack of improved variety are the
serious problems. ...
Increasing coffee productivity is one of the highest national priorities of the rural development policy of
Ethiopia; and thus, the choice of promising genotypes from diverse genetic base and subsequent
utilization of ...
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L).Moench] is the leading crop in the arid and semiarid tropics, where
drought significantly affects crop production. The use of improved cultivar, in particular hybrid,
was found to be the major ...
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the cereals that provide calorie requirements in the Ethiopian
diet. The national average maize yield in Ethiopia is low and thus, knowledge of combining
ability and heterosis is a prerequisite ...
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India has developed a wide array of subtropical
maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm, which are well adapted to the subtropics, resistant to major diseases of ...
A glasshouse experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Paecilomyces lilacinus on the reproduction
of root-knot nematode and on the growth of tomato. Data on the plant growth, leaf area, yield characteristics,
root-knot ...
A study on honey production and marketing systems was conducted in three selected districts of
Kembata Tembaro Zone of Southern Ethiopia. The specific objectives of the study were to assess
honey production and marketing ...
Agriculture plays significant role in the economic growth and poverty reduction, smallholder
farmers need to improve their marketed surplus. The study was aimed to analyzing value
chain of honey in Gamma district, Jimma ...
Historically, humans and wildlife conflict coexist. However, due to the increased resource
scarcity, lack of proper management and population growth, recent trends show that there is
a growing conflict. In the context ...
Human-wildlife conflicts undermine human welfare, health, safety, conservation efforts and
have economic and social costs. This study was conducted to assess human-wildlife conflict
and crop raiding in relation to distances ...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops in the world. Its
production is low because of many production constraints like biotic and abiotic stresses. The use of
hybrid varieties is a ...