Claim · model-written summary
Dry-spell count was the strongest yield predictor.
- Outcome
- crop yielde0
- Qualifier
- number of dry spells was the most important predictore0
- Setting
- either tillage systeme0
Sorghum
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionValue
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Verbatim
e0“The number of dry spells was the most important predictor for crop yield in either tillage system”
e1“maize/sorghum yields”
Title
Micro-basin technology in Ethiopia - is it worth the effort?
T Mesfin; Carina Moeller; Floris van Ogtrop eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) 2012
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Tied-ridge tillage raised pooled crop yield relative to traditional tillage.
- Association Total seasonal rainfall was the weakest yield predictor.
- Association Yield increased by 1.85 kg/ha per millimeter of rainfall.
- Association Yield decreased by 81 kg/ha for each dry spell.
- Association Yield decreased by 216 kg/ha for each additional dry spell of at least seven days.
- Association Climate yield responses were the same in both tillage systems.
- Recommendation Tied ridges could improve productivity if management constraints are addressed.