Working Document Series Open Access Effect of biochar on water use efficiency of legume fodder Dolichos lablab (Lablab purpureus L.) Sweet in semi-arid and arid soils of Mwea and Bura, Kenya C. C. K. Gachene · S. O. Keya · T. J. Njoka · E. A. Ouna +1 more Production of legume fodder in arid and semi-arid regions remains a problem due to constraints of low soil moisture and limited farming technologies that can improve water retention in soil. Mwea and Bura soils are vertisols, compacted, wi… RUF-38523 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Determination of crop coefficient of local barley cultivar in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia using drums Alemie Araya · Fantahun. Sisay Barley is a major staple food crop in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. The crop is used for preparing various types of traditional foods. Barley yield over the northern Ethiopia is severely affected mainly due to water stress. To minimi… RUF-35202 2010 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access The effectiveness of locally made clay pots as a micro - irrigation equipment N. Kihipi · R. S. Mahatsindry · M. Tarimo This research established the water balance resulting from the clay irrigation for beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Amaranths (hypochondriacus) grown under different plant density per pot and different precedent soil moisture. Results rev… RUF-35076 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access The effects of water stress on yield and water productivity of two newly released wheat varieties H. Sirelkhatim Ahmed · A. Amel Ali This experiment was conducted under Gezira condition,Wad Medani, latitude 14º 242 N, longitude 33º 292 E and with an elevation of 405 m above the sea level, during season (2008/2009). A split plot design with four replications and nine irr… RUF-34350 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Water Productivity and Evapotranspiration of Teff (Eragrostis tef) Berihun Atakilt Teff is a staple food crop in northern Ethiopia. The main limitation in stabilizing teff yield in northern Ethiopia is the dependency of the farming system on erratic rainfall. Usually, drought stress occurs in the region at the critical p… RUF-31896 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Comparison of Surface and Drip Irrigation Regimes for Banana (Musa AAA) cv. Grand Nain in Gezira, Sudan Ahmed Babiker Ahmed Khalifa The experiment was established in the Horticultural Research Centre Farm, Agricultural Research Corporation, Wad Medani, Sudan during16th November 2009 and 16th October 2011. The soil used on the experimental site is silty clay loam soils … RUF-31642 2012 CC BY 4.0 24 Dec 2013
