Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands

Field studies were conducted between 1987-1989 at sites on Vertisols at different altitudes in Ethiopia to assess the effects of mixtures of clover undersowings on grain, straw yield and the total biomass production of several wheat varieties. Wheat varieties grown at the medium altitude locations i...

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Autores principales: Tedla, A., Mamo, T., Gebeyehu, G.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29721
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author Tedla, A.
Mamo, T.
Gebeyehu, G.
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Mamo, T.
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description Field studies were conducted between 1987-1989 at sites on Vertisols at different altitudes in Ethiopia to assess the effects of mixtures of clover undersowings on grain, straw yield and the total biomass production of several wheat varieties. Wheat varieties grown at the medium altitude locations in 1988 and 1989 differed significantly in grain and straw yield; there was no significant grain yield difference among varieties grown at the high altitude locations in 1988. The presence of the clover mixture under wheat did not reduce grain yield significantly across locations and seasons. Undersowing wheat with clover significantly increased the amount of crop residue produced per unit area. In one of the undersowing trials, a study was conducted to investigate the suitable date of planting clover found that early-planted clover germinated and established better than the late-planted ones. There was no significant interaction between the wheat varieties with and without clovers.
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spelling CGSpace297212023-02-15T09:51:04Z Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands Tedla, A. Mamo, T. Gebeyehu, G. vertisols feed legumes cereals intercropping trifolium wheats crop residues straw yields sowing precipitation soil physicochemical properties Field studies were conducted between 1987-1989 at sites on Vertisols at different altitudes in Ethiopia to assess the effects of mixtures of clover undersowings on grain, straw yield and the total biomass production of several wheat varieties. Wheat varieties grown at the medium altitude locations in 1988 and 1989 differed significantly in grain and straw yield; there was no significant grain yield difference among varieties grown at the high altitude locations in 1988. The presence of the clover mixture under wheat did not reduce grain yield significantly across locations and seasons. Undersowing wheat with clover significantly increased the amount of crop residue produced per unit area. In one of the undersowing trials, a study was conducted to investigate the suitable date of planting clover found that early-planted clover germinated and established better than the late-planted ones. There was no significant interaction between the wheat varieties with and without clovers. 1992 2013-06-11T09:24:37Z 2013-06-11T09:24:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29721 en Limited Access Tropical Agriculture;69(1):68-72
spellingShingle vertisols
feed legumes
cereals
intercropping
trifolium
wheats
crop residues
straw
yields
sowing
precipitation
soil physicochemical properties
Tedla, A.
Mamo, T.
Gebeyehu, G.
Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_full Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_fullStr Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_full_unstemmed Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_short Integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in Vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_sort integration of forage legumes into cereal cropping systems in vertisols of the ethiopian highlands
topic vertisols
feed legumes
cereals
intercropping
trifolium
wheats
crop residues
straw
yields
sowing
precipitation
soil physicochemical properties
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29721
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