Understanding the distribution and transport of organic carbon and nutrients under any management in a farming system is vital for predicting the sustainability of a farming system. This study was conducted to characterize the spatial distribution and transport of organic carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13949
Characterization of soils in terms of phosphorus adsorption capacity is fundamental for effective soil phosphorus fertility management and for efficient utilization of phosphorus fertilizers. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate the phosphorus adsorption characteristics...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13363
Information on soil properties and fertility status of soils at farm levels under particular farming system is essential for boosting farm productivity and for sufficient food production. This study was conducted to investigate status and properties of soils under crop-livestock...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13425
Soil fertility assessment and mapping bases, to increase fertilizer usage efficiency, decision-makers, planners, and soil management in undulating slopes farming of Ethiopian highlands like Bale Highland. The study aimed to assess and map soil fertility status along toposequence...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54582
Quantify and understand soil nutrient loss under different undulating topography farming bases for site-specific management and targeted fertilizer application rates. The study aimed to assess the effect of slope positions on soil physicochemical properties at the Danka watershed...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i54581
Soil acidity is one of the major yield-limiting factors for crop production worldwide, particularly on highly weathered and leached tropical soils. Different reports have indicated that there is significant soil acidity coverage in Ethiopia. In particularly, in the western part o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2023/v21i1408
Potassium and sulfur are among the most important nutrients limiting sesame production. EthioSIS soil testing map indicate that nutrients such as K and S are deficient in the study site. Study was carried out to investigate response of sesame to K and S application at Humera Agri...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2019/v2i430061
Acidic soils limit the production potential of crops because of low availability of basic cations and excess of hydrogen (H+) and aluminium (Al3+) in exchangeable forms. In the western part of the country such as Assosa and Wellega, soil acidity is a well-known problem limiting c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v27i230072
The N recovery by crops from the soluble N fertilizers such as urea is often as low as 30–40%, with a potentially high environmental cost associated with N losses via NH3 volatilization, NO3- leaching and N2O emission to the atmosphere. This study was initiated to evaluate the ef...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/29654
This research was conducted with the objective of generating quantified information on the spatial variability of soil properties and apply them to improve the planning and management of acid soils in the highlands of Arsi zone, Ethiopia. In this research, the spatial variability...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46494