Inappropriate application rates of fertilizer and lack of evaluation of improved carrot (Daucus carota L.) varieties are the bottlenecks of carrot production in the study area. Thus, the current study has been designed ...

Many parts of the Ethiopian highlands have a problem of acidity which causes the gradual reduction of soil fertility and crop productivity. There has been no research done on the effect of vermicompost (VC) individually ...

Soil fertility decline is considered as one of the major causes for resulting in reduced yield of potato production in Abelo area Masha district Sheka zone of south-western Ethiopia. Hence, a field experiment was conducted ...

One of the principal food crops in almost all of Ethiopia is maize (Zea mays L.).However, It has very low production when compared to that of Africa and the rest of the world. Because of poor agronomic practices, such as ...

In view of declining soil fertility, an experiment was conducted on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Meher (June–October) and Belg (rainfall February to April) seasons at Abelo village in Masha district of southwestern ...

Soil fertility depletion due to soil erosion and nutrient leaching caused by heavy and continuous rainfall is one of the major causes for declining of soil productivity and crop yields in Masha district of south-western ...

Potato is an important food security and cash crop for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. However, the yield of the crop is low at national as well as regional levels which constrained mainly low soil fertility. This review ...

The deficiency of soil nutrients is the major constraint for potato production in Ethiopian highlands in general and in central highlands of Ethiopia in particular. To determine the optimum application rate of 45 days ...

Soil fertility depletion due to soil erosion and nutrient leaching caused by heavy and continuous rainfall is one of the major causes for declining of soil productivity and crop yields in Masha district of south-western ...

Soil infiltration refers to the soil’s ability to allow water movement into and through the soil profile. The process of infiltration can be affected by some factors such as those related to the type of soil which can ...