Effect of Seed and Phosphate Fertilizer Rates on Yield of Tef : Response of seed rate and Phosphate fertilizer rates on tef yield, yield components and phosphorus use efficiency

ISBN-13: 9783659393280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 84 str.

Mehretab Haileselassie Yohalashet; Fassil Kebede; Fetien Abay

Opis

In Ethiopia, the application of fertilizers and seed rate is based on blanket recommendations. However, this practice does not benefit the farming communities as it doesn't consider the specificity of the environment. Due to this, there is a lot of reduction in tef yield than it could be potentially produced. From the study, it was able to determine the optimum seed rate and phosphate fertilizer requirements of Tef. This enables to increase the yield of tef and optimize the cost of production.

O autorze

The author obtained his B.Sc degree in Plant Sciences at Alemaya University,Ethiopia in 2004. Then, he got his M.Sc degree in Dry Land Agronomy at Mekelle University,Ethiopia in 2009. Currently, he is working at Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle Soil Research Center, Ethiopia as Associate Researcher I in Soil Fertility Research.