Abstract
Study on conservation farming (CF) was conducted in moisture deficit area of Tigray, Ethiopia from 2013-2014. The experiment was conducted both on station and on farmers’ field. The treatments were: conventional tillage with fertilizer, conventional tillage without fertilizer, sub soiling with fertilizer, sub soiling + tie ridging with fertilizer, sub soiling + tie ridging + intercropping with fertilizer, sub soiling + tie-ridging + intercropping without fertilizer, sub soiling + tie ridging + transplanting with fertilizer, direct plating on basin with fertilizer and transplanting on basin with fertilizer. Significantly, higher mean sorghum grain yields of 2.40 and 2.50 t/ha were recorded from transplanted sorghum seedlings and directly planted sorghum seeds in basin respectively in the on station trial using early maturing ‘Hormat’ variety. Similarly, 2.40 and 2.38 t ha-1 grain yields were obtained from tie ridging and transplanting at basin respectively, while the lowest mean grain yield of 0.94 t/ha was obtained from the conventional tillage without fertilizer treatment in the farmers managed plots. Mean grain yield of 3.90 and 5.60 t/ha were also obtained from ‘Kodem’ and ‘Abaere’ Sorghum land races, respectively planted in planting basin at farmers field. Some soil chemical properties (like total nitrogen, available phosphorus and organic carbon) on the conservation treatments show increment. Planting basin (either direct planted or transplanted) and tie ridging tillage method with micro-dossing of fertilizers combined with conservation farming package components enhance crop, water and soil productivity and help mitigate the effects of prolonged dry spells in the moisture deficit of Tigray. Key words: Conservation farming, conventional tillage, basin, tie-ridge, mulching, moisture deficit, sorghum.
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Transplanted Hormat sorghum in basins yielded 2.40 t/ha on station.
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- Hormate0
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- transplanted sorghum seedlingse0
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- grain yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 2.40e0
- Setting
- on station triale0
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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e0“higher mean sorghum grain yields of 2.40 and 2.50 t/ha were recorded from transplanted sorghum seedlings and directly planted sorghum seeds in basin respectively in the on station trial using early maturing ‘Hormat’ variety.”
Claim · model-written summary
Directly planted Hormat sorghum in basins yielded 2.50 t/ha on station.
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- Hormate0
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- directly planted sorghum seeds in basine0
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- grain yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 2.50 t/hae0
- Setting
- on station triale0
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e0“higher mean sorghum grain yields of 2.40 and 2.50 t/ha were recorded from transplanted sorghum seedlings and directly planted sorghum seeds in basin respectively in the on station trial using early maturing ‘Hormat’ variety.”
Claim · model-written summary
Tie ridging gave sorghum grain yield of 2.40 t ha-1 in farmer-managed plots.
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e0“2.40 and 2.38 t ha-1 grain yields were obtained from tie ridging and transplanting at basin respectively, while the lowest mean grain yield of 0.94 t/ha was obtained from the conventional tillage without fertilizer treatment in the farmers managed plots.”
t0“mean sorghum grain yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Transplanting in basins gave sorghum grain yield of 2.38 t ha-1 in farmer-managed plots.
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- transplanting at basine0
- Outcome
- grain yieldse0
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- 2.38 t ha-1e0
- Setting
- farmers managed plotse0
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e0“2.40 and 2.38 t ha-1 grain yields were obtained from tie ridging and transplanting at basin respectively, while the lowest mean grain yield of 0.94 t/ha was obtained from the conventional tillage without fertilizer treatment in the farmers managed plots.”
t0“mean sorghum grain yields”
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Conventional tillage without fertilizer gave the lowest sorghum yield, 0.94 t/ha.
- Treatment
- conventional tillage without fertilizere0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 0.94 t/hae0
- Setting
- farmers managed plotse0
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e0“the lowest mean grain yield of 0.94 t/ha was obtained from the conventional tillage without fertilizer treatment in the farmers managed plots.”
t0“mean sorghum grain yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Kodem sorghum landrace in planting basins yielded 3.90 t/ha at farmers field.
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e0“Mean grain yield of 3.90 and 5.60 t/ha were also obtained from ‘Kodem’ and ‘Abaere’ Sorghum land races, respectively planted in planting basin at farmers field.”
Claim · model-written summary
Abaere sorghum landrace in planting basins yielded 5.60 t/ha at farmers field.
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e0“Mean grain yield of 3.90 and 5.60 t/ha were also obtained from ‘Kodem’ and ‘Abaere’ Sorghum land races, respectively planted in planting basin at farmers field.”
Claim · model-written summary
Conservation treatments increased soil total nitrogen, available phosphorus, and organic carbon.
- Treatment
- conservation treatmentse0
- Outcome
- soil chemical properties (like total nitrogen, available phosphorus and organic carbon)e0
- Direction
- incremente0
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e0“Some soil chemical properties (like total nitrogen, available phosphorus and organic carbon) on the conservation treatments show increment.”
t0“mean sorghum grain yields”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that basin planting and tie ridging with fertilizer micro-dosing enhance crop, water, and soil productivity and mitigate prolonged dry spells.
- Treatment
- Planting basin (either direct planted or transplanted) and tie ridging tillage method with micro-dossing of fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- enhance crop, water and soil productivity and help mitigate the effects of prolonged dry spellse0
- Setting
- Tigraye0
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e0“Planting basin (either direct planted or transplanted) and tie ridging tillage method with micro-dossing of fertilizers combined with conservation farming package components enhance crop, water and soil productivity and help mitigate the effects of prolonged dry spells in the moisture deficit of Tigray.”
t0“mean sorghum grain yields”
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