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8 articles for “Arba Minch”
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Growth and Yield Component of Ethiopian White Fleshed Sweet Potato Varieties under Ridge and Flat Planting in Arba Minch Condition, Ethiopia
Abstract: In Ethiopia, sweet potato is grown by smallholder farmers and considered as one of the major food crop among root crops. It is mainly grown around a densely populated area in the South, Southwestern and Eastern parts of the country. Recently, there are many varieties released with varying potential from different centers of the country. The adoption of these varieties is in need to different areas of the country with …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 21–26 Read article
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Assessment of Pre and Post Harvest Handling Practices of Mango Fruit in Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Postharvest losses of mango fruits cause huge economic, food and nutritive losses in developing countries. One of the major causes of such losses is poor postharvest handling practices. Observationally study was conducted to assess the awareness of the farmers about the pre and postharvest handling practices causing postharvest loss of mango fruit. From the Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, two administrative Kebeles viz. ‘Chano’ and ‘Lante’ were purposively selected. 80 respondents …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Food Science & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Concentrated Liquid Biogas Slurry Promotes Growth Traits in Hybrid Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill): A Study in Venise F1 Tomato Variety
Abstract: Evaluation of the varied concentration of liquid bio-slurry and growth performance of Venise hybrid tomato variety was carried out on locations of major growing areas Arbaminch Amibara Commercial farm. The purpose of the study was to test the responses of Venise hybrid tomato variety for varied concentration of liquid bio-slurry fertilizer. The Venise hybrid tomato variety has been shown significant variability across varied bio-slurry concentration. The result reveals that mean …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 27–34 Read article
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Yield Gaps Among Hybrid Head Cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var. capitatal) Varieties
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to quantify the impacts of selected hybrid head cabbage (Brassica capitata var. L.) varieties on the yield and quality traits. Three hybrid head cabbage varieties; K-500, Landini and Bandung were tested. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Head weight, head diameter, marketable yield, total head yield and gross head yield at (P<0.05) were significantly affected by the variety.The …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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On-Farm Demonstration of Improved Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Technologies in Cluster based Large scale Approaches at Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Sorghum is used as a source of food and cash for smallholder farmers in drought phrone areas of Gofa Zone. Farmers produce sorghum traditionally without proper management and input use and as a result yield obtained by farmers was far below the crop potential. Therefore, Arba Minch Agricultural Research Center carried out a cluster-based large-scale demonstration of improved sorghum in Melo-Koza and Zala Districts of the Gofa Zone in Southern …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 23–30 Read article
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Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved onion under furrow irrigation in Melokoza and Basketo special Districts of Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Despite high potentials, the production and productivity of horticultural crops including onion in Ethiopia in general and Southern region in particular is very low. Irrigation water scarcity is one of the major problems in arid and semi-arid areas of Ethiopia. To address this issue, the Arba Minch Agricultural Research Center conducted trial of different water saving technologies for irrigated onion (red bombe) at the station level and obtained promising results. …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 30–35 Read article
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Quantitative Implications of Variety on the Quality Traits of Head Cabbage (Brassica oleraceaevar. capitata l) Varaities
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to investigate the quantitative impacts of hybrid head cabbage (Brassica capitata var. L.) varieties on the quality traits. The study was conducted from November 2018 to April 2019 under the agro ecology of Arba Minch where furrow irrigation was used. Three hybrid head cabbage varieties; K-500, Landini and Bandung were considered. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in 3x4 factorial …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 15–21 Read article
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On farm Evaluation and Demonstration of inter cropping Lablab with Maize in Zala and Derashe Special Districts, SNNPR
Abstract: Cultivating a combination of cereals and legumes is essential for establishing sustainable food production systems, especially in circumstances where there are constraints on external resources, uneven land distribution, and water scarcity. Incorporating various crops enables farmers to generate income even in situations where the main crop is affected or fails to produce the anticipated yield. Farmers in the study area plant this crop in their home gardens, field margins and …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 1–7 Read article