Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Agricultural Research, Shire Maytsebri Agricultural Research Centre, Tigray, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effect of Organic Manure on Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Yield, Runoff and Soil Loss in Tahitay-Adiabo, North West Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Ekubay Tesfay Gebreigziabher* and Solomon Shushay
  
  A field experiment was conducted under natural rainfall conditions to investigate the effects of manure and compost on soil loss, run-off and yield of sorghum in the 2018 and 2019 cropping seasons. The experimental design used was Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with six treatments (control, compost, animal manure, compost+mulch, animal manure+mulch and recommended NP fertilizer) with three replications. Each plot had a dimension of 6 m × 4 m and laid in a land slope of 4%. The results revealed that there was significant difference (P<0.001) between the treatments regarding their effect on runoff volume, soil loss and sorghum yield. Application of compost, compost+mulch and animal manure+mulch was found significantly effective in reducing soil loss and run-off volume as compared to other treatments. Additionally, the soil loss and run-off volume measured for control, .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2025.14.472

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