Indicators for assessment of soil quality: a mini-review

S Maurya, JS Abraham, S Somasundaram… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Soil quality is the competence of soil to perform necessary functions that are able to maintain
animal and plant productivity of the soil. Soil consists of various physical, chemical, and …

Accumulation of organic carbon in various soil aggregate sizes under different land use systems in a semi-arid environment

CC Okolo, G Gebresamuel, A Zenebe, M Haile… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aggregate-protected soil organic matter remains an important platform for organic carbon
stabilisation and a sink for atmospheric CO 2 emission, which play a crucial role in …

Dynamic evaluation of cropland degradation risk by combining multi-temporal remote sensing and geographical data in the Black Soil Region of Jilin Province, China

X Li, Z Shi, Z Xing, M Wang, M Wang - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Cropland degradation has attracted increasing attention because the important production
functions of cropland and its sensitivity to climate change. Based on multi-temporal remote …

Mineral fertilizer demand for optimum biological nitrogen fixation and yield potentials of legumes in Northern Ethiopia

S Mesfin, G Gebresamuel, M Haile, A Zenebe, G Desta - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Farmers in Northern Ethiopia integrate legumes in their cropping systems to improve soil
fertility. However, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potentials of different legumes and their …

Comprehensive assessment of soil chemical properties for land reclamation purposes in the toshka area, Egypt

MMA Al-Soghir, AG Mohamed, MA El-Desoky… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among soil parameters, Soil Chemical Properties (SCPs) are a crucial factor for the
evaluation of chemical and fertility indices, proper decision-making regarding land …

Potentials of legumes rotation on yield and nitrogen uptake of subsequent wheat crop in northern Ethiopia

S Mesfin, G Gebresamuel, M Haile, A Zenebe - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Nitrogen has becoming the most limiting nutrient in the northern highlands of Ethiopia due to
continuous cropping with application of limited external inputs. To improve soil nutrient …

Nutrient balance of farming systems in Tigray, northern Ethiopia

G Gebresamuel, D Opazo-Salazar… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2021 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to explore how soil fertility management and farm nutrient
balances varied across socio-economic groups in northern Ethiopia. Field surveys were …

Nutrient balances in smallholder farms in northern Ethiopia

S Mesfin, G Gebresamuel, A Zenebe… - Soil Use and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Depletion of soil nutrient is a major impediment for food production in sub‐Saharan Africa,
but little is known about nutrient dynamics at the farm level. Therefore, the objective of this …

Evaluation of soil physico-chemical properties as affected by canopies of scattered agroforestry trees on croplands

S Mesfin, H Haileselassie - South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 2022 - journals.co.za
Agroforestry tree species play an important role in improving soil fertility. Though studies
have confirmed that different species show different potentials to improve soil fertility, it is …

Establishment and validation of site specific fertilizer recommendation for increased barley (Hordeum spp.) yield, northern Ethiopia

S Mesfin, M Haile, G Gebresamuel, A Zenebe, A Gebre - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Establishing model based balanced nutrient requirements for barley (Hordeum spp.) in the
northern Ethiopia can solve the fertilizer recommendation problems and enhance crop yield …