Impacts of soil and water conservation practices on crop yield, run-off, soil loss and nutrient loss in Ethiopia: review and synthesis

Z Adimassu, S Langan, R Johnston, W Mekuria… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Research results published regarding the impact of soil and water conservation practices in
the highland areas of Ethiopia have been inconsistent and scattered. In this paper, a …

Soil and water conservation nexus agricultural productivity in Ethiopia

W Abiye - Advances in Agriculture, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil and water conservation practices contribute to long‐term agricultural sustainability and
sustainable agriculture. This review examines the primary agronomic practices and their role …

Effect of different land-use types on soil properties in Cheha District, South-Central Ethiopia

S Kebebew, B Bedadi, T Erkossa, F Yimer, L Wogi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Land-use changes under poor management practices are among the major causes of
decline in soil fertility and agricultural productivity in south-central Ethiopia. Therefore, the …

Linking soil erosion to on-site financial cost: lessons from watersheds in the Blue Nile basin

T Erkossa, A Wudneh, B Desalegn, G Taye - Solid Earth, 2015 - se.copernicus.org
The study was conducted in three watersheds (Dapo, Meja and Mizewa) in the Ethiopian
part of the Blue Nile Basin to estimate the on-site cost of soil erosion using the productivity …

Contour furrows for in situ soil and water conservation, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

T Gebreegziabher, J Nyssen, B Govaerts… - Soil and Tillage …, 2009 - Elsevier
In Tigray (Northern Ethiopia), soil moisture has been identified as the most limiting factor in
agricultural production; on the other hand, loss of rain water through runoff as well as the …

Effects of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and crop yield in the Humid Highlands of Ethiopia

Z Adimassu, G Alemu, L Tamene - Agricultural systems, 2019 - Elsevier
This study was conducted on Eutric Nitisols of Holeta Agricultural Research Center (HARC)
in the humid highlands of Ethiopia. The main objective was to assess the effect of tillage and …

Indexing soil quality: a new paradigm in soil science research

T Erkossa, F Itanna, K Stahr - Soil Research, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
Soil quality indexing is a new approach in spatial and temporal evaluation of land
management systems effects on soils' capacity to function. A field experiment was conducted …

Effects of land preparation and plantings of vegetation on soil moisture in a hilly loess catchment in China

F Tianjiao, W Wei, C Liding… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the dryland and degraded regions, soil moisture is the primary factor determining
ecological restoration. Proper land preparations and vegetation restoration can improve soil …

Short-term effects of conservation agriculture on Vertisols under tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) in the northern Ethiopian highlands

T Oicha, WM Cornelis, H Verplancke, J Nyssen… - Soil and Tillage …, 2010 - Elsevier
Soil erosion and declining soil quality are the major constraints for crop production and
sustainable land management in Ethiopia. A conservation agriculture (CA) experiment was …

The use of the marasha ard plough for conservation agriculture in Northern Ethiopia

J Nyssen, B Govaerts, T Araya, WM Cornelis… - Agronomy for …, 2011 - Springer
Indigenous tillage systems are often undervalued in conservation agriculture (CA). In
Ethiopia, since the 1970s there have been several attempts to develop and implement often …