 Integrated soil, water and agronomic management effects on crop productivity and selected soil properties in Western EthiopiaTeklu Erkossa, Timothy O. Williams and F. Laekemariam Papers published in Journals (Open Access), 2018, 6(4): 305-316. Abstract: Land degradation is a major challenge limiting crop production in Ethiopia. Integrated soil and water conservation is widely applied as a means to reverse the trend and increase productivity. This study investigated the effects of such integrated approaches at two sites, Jeldu and Diga, in Western Ethiopia. A split plot design with physical soil and water conservation in the main plots and agronomic practices in the sub plots was employed. Maize (Zea mays L.) followed by groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) at Diga, and wheat (Triticum aestivum) followed by faba bean (Vicia faba L.) were the test crops. Surface soils were sampled before sowing and after the crop harvest, and analyzed for selected parameters. Soil moisture content during the growing period was also monitored. The use of soil bund increased soil moisture content, and significantly (P Keywords: Soil; management; Soil; properties; Soil; moisture; Soil; sampling; Water; management; Agronomic; practices; Crop; production; Productivity; Land; degradation; Intercropping; Crop; yield; Fertilizers; Farming; systems; Farmers; Soil; chemical; properties; Ethiopia; Oromia; Region; Jeldu; Diga (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:iwt:jounls:h048870 DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2018.06.001 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Papers published in Journals (Open Access) from International Water Management Institute Contact information at EDIRC. |
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