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Pre-extension Demonstration of Improved Taro with Newly Recommended Fertilizer Rate at Chaha District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: InEthiopia,agriculturehasthepotentialtoaccountforarelativelylargeshareoftheGrossDomesticProduct,buttheproductivityofthissectorlagsbehindthecountry'spotential.One of the reasonsforthisisthelackofrecommendedfertilizerratesforcrops like taro.Therefore,this study aimedtodemonstrateimprovedtaroatthenewlyrecommendedfertilizerratesintheChahaDistrictoftheGuragezoneduringthemainharvestseasonof2021.The Districtwasdeliberatelyselectedbasedonthetechnicalgapsof farmers on the crop production.20farmersfrom2 kebeles,BoraandJato,wereselectedbasedontheirwillingnessandlandavailability.57farmersand11stakeholders with a total of 68 participantsweretrained.Itwasplantedin70cmb/nrowsand50cmb/nplantspacingataseedrateof30kg ha-1.ForthedemonstrationplotusingthenewrecommendedfertilizerrateNPS: 242 kg ha-1 and UREA: 180 kgha-1applied.Allrecommendedfarmingpracticeswereappliedequallytoallplotsandthefieldswerecarefullyandproperlymanaged.Datawerecollectedthroughmeasurements,interviewswithfarmers,andphotographs.Yieldand farmer’s preferencedatawerequalitativelyanalyzedusingmean,percentage, andfeedbackdata.Theaverageyieldsattonha-1fortarowiththenewrecommendedrateoffertilizerwere4.56and4.49,andwithoutfertilizerwere2.68and2.54forBora and Jato Kebeles respectively.Tuberyield,plantheightandearlymaturitywerecommonselectioncriteria,althoughtherewas a slightvariationinthecriteriaestablishedinthetwoKebelesbyfarmers.Inallkebeles,improvedtaro with newly recommended fertilizer rateoutperforms improved taro without fertilizer. The Benefit Cost Ratio result also showedthatusingimproved taro with a newly recommended fertilizer rate was moreprofitablethanusingwithoutfertilizer. So, using improved taro with newly recommended …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 26–32 Read article
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The Effect of Urea Fertilizer Rate and Spacing on Dry Matter Yield of Desho Grass-Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L) Mixture in Mid Altitude of Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Economic development in developing countries is unable to keep pace with the population growth and food/feed shortage. Growing high yielding quality forage crops with appropriate agronomic packages and using cropping systems that enable to produce two or more forage crops in a year at the same place is essential. Experiment was therefore conducted to evaluate the effects of urea fertilizer rate and row spacing on the morphological characteristics, yield and …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 26–34 Read article
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Evaluation of NPSB Fertilizer Rate for Better Production of Onion (alliumcepa.l) in Silte Zone Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Onions are an economically important crop in the study area. However, its productivity is far below from its potential yield due to poor soil fertility management. Therefore, the present study was initiated to determine the optimal rate of compound fertilizer required for onion production. A field experiment was conducted for a year in 2020in the farmer's field in Silti district. The experiment consisted eight treatments arranged in a randomized complete …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 15–19 Read article
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Evaluation of Different Blended Fertilizer Type and Rate for Better Production of Wheat in Meskan Woreda, Guraghe Zone Ethiopia
Abstract: In Ethiopia, wheat accounts the fourth level from the total cultivated area and production. Application of balanced essential elements is required to improve production of wheat. However, its productivity is mainly constrained by lack of site-specific fertilizer (NPSB) recommendation in the study area. Therefore, field experiment was conducted at Meskanworeda during 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 main cropping season to evaluate the effect of different blended fertilizers on yield and yield components …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 13–19 Read article