Soil fertility depletion and its management options under crop production perspectives in Ethiopia: A review

A Aleminew, M Alemayehu - Agricultural Reviews, 2020 - indianjournals.com
Soil is a non-renewable or finite resource and is the bank of nutrients for plant growth. Most
soils in the tropical region including Ethiopia are highly weathered and infertile due to lower …

Exploring the variability of soil nutrient outflows as influenced by land use and management practices in contrasting agro-ecological environments

T Mulualem, E Adgo, DT Meshesha… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving our understanding of how different land uses and management practices affect
soil nutrient outflows in sub-Saharan Africa could aid in developing sustainable practices …

Influence of farmers' socio-economic characteristics on nutrient flow and implications for system sustainability in smallholdings: a review

L Mhoro, AI Meya, NA Amuri, PA Ndakidemi… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rise in global human population, coupled with the effects of climate change, has
increased the demand for arable land. Soil fertility has been the most affected, among other …

The effects of land management on soil fertility and nutrient balance in Kecha and Laguna micro watersheds, Amhara Region, Northwestern, Ethiopia

M Lewoyehu, Z Alemu, E Adgo - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Poor soil fertility status due to erosion, intensive farming, and leaching of nutrients causes
food insecurity in Ethiopia. Hence, estimating soil fertility status using different …

Nutrient Balances in Fertilized Wheat-Faba Bean Intercropping System of Humid Highlands of Ethiopia

M Habtamu, E Elias, M Argaw, T Soromessa - Journal of Soil Science and …, 2024 - Springer
A field study was conducted to determine the effect of intercropping and application of
vermicompost on farm level nutrients of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) …

Examining soil nutrient balances and stocks under different land use and management practices in contrasting agroecological environments

T Mulualem, E Adgo, DT Meshesha… - Soil Use and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil
nutrient dynamics. This study was conducted to investigate the balance and stocks of …

Community-mobilized soil and water conservation and farmers' preferences for mitigating land degradation

HK Addis, S Tamir, B Belay, S Mekuriaw… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Various soil and water conservation (SWC) practices have been constructed through
campaign-based integrated watershed management in Ethiopia since 2011. However, not …

Dual benefits of polyacrylamide and other soil amendments: Mitigation of soil nutrient depletion and improvement of use‐efficiency in midland agro‐ecology, Ethiopia

T Mulualem, E Adgo, DT Meshesha… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyacrylamide (PAM) mitigates soil nutrient depletion and increases nutrient utilization;
however, the effect of PAM combined with other amendments have not been tested much …

[PDF][PDF] Cause and cost of onsite nutrient loss replacement in the highlands of ethiopia and implication of soil and water conservation measures

EK Tilahun - Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology, 2021 - academia.edu
Soil erosion and nutrient depletion has been a major national agenda and remains an
important issue in the highlands of Ethiopia. In this review it was found that onsite nutrients …

Soil Nutrient Inflow-Outflow Dynamics and Balance on Agricultural Cultivated Farms in Northern Ethiopia

T Esubalew, T Amare, E Molla - International Journal on Food …, 2024 - journal.fanres.org
Soil fertility is the controlling factor of agricultural production worldwide including Waghimera
zone, Ethiopia. However, it has been diminished from time to time and leads to low crop …