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 Improving smallholder irrigation performance in Malawi D. Kadyampakeni · C. Makwiza · H.R. Mloza-Banda The paper reports work aimed at improving livelihoods of smallholders by providing investors, policymakers and implementers with concrete knowledge and tools to make informed investment decisions on small-scale irrigation water management … RUF-34630 2010 CC BY 4.0 8 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 Farming characteristics in urban districts of Nairobi county - Kenya A.W. Kihurani · P.W. Masinde · J.B. Mukundi · J. N. Njenga Urban farming practitioners face challenges like lack of quality irrigation water, poorly decomposed manure, diverse inputs of unknown sources, unhealthy farm environment and abject poverty. All these contribute to production of unsafe foo… RUF-34041 2014 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Effect of Different Drip Irrigation Regimes on Growth, yield and Yield Components of Banana cv. Grand Nain Under Gizera Condition, Sudan B.A. Ahmed Al-Khalifa · M.I. Ihsan · A.A. Mohammed This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different water regimes applied by drip irrigation on growth and yield of banana cv. Grand Nain in Gizera State. Five different irrigation regimes were applied. These were 40%, 60%, 80%… RUF-32876 2012 CC BY 4.0 20 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Improving Water Management for Irrigated Rice Production in the South-Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo A. Amoding · J.G.M. Majaliwa · M. Walangalulu The aim of the project is to contribute to increasing rice (Oryza sativa) productivity by improving water management and expanding irrigated rice production in Eastern D.R. Congo. The study will identify potential rice production areas in … RUF-31888 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014