Dwindling water resources with inept field water management impends sustainable
agricultural production in semi-arid areas of Ethiopia. Thus, the adaption and adoption of …

Mycotoxins are fungal metabolites that commonly contaminate food crops such as maize.
Conducive climatic conditions together with improper crop value chain practices are …

The improvements of maize hybrid rely on significant genetic variability among the parental
lines used and the degree to which it is transferred to progeny. A total of fifty genotypes are …

Background: Maize is the major and most important cereal crop next to sorghum in eastern
Ethiopia. However, the yield of the crop is low mainly due to low inherent soil fertility and …

Growing temperatures and planting dates affect phenology and grain yields of maize
varieties and farmers have to choose suitable varieties that fit into different planting dates …

Improved irrigation water management is the main strategy to improve water use efficiency
in areas with limited water resources. Optimizing scarce water by selecting suitable furrow …

Cereals are important crops for achieving food security in Ethiopia. Maize, sorghum and
millet are major cereal grown by smallholder farmers of the country for consumption. Fifteen …

Maize is the most important cereal crop in Ethiopia in terms of plantation area, production
volume, and economic importance for food security. Despite the relative yield increment at …

Adoption of improved seed varieties has the potential to lead to substantial pro ductivity
increases in agriculture. However, only 36 percent of the farmers that grow an improved …

Appropriate selection of varieties based on agroecologies and application of the right
amount and type of fertilizers based on crop requirements are crucially indispensable to …