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Variation in the straw traits of morphological fractions of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and implications for selecting for food-feed varieties
Five varieties of faba bean (four improved released varieties and one local variety) were investigated for varietal variation in straw yield, nutritive value of straw morphological fractions and grain yield. Samples of the ...
Multi-dimensional Crop Improvement in Pulse Crops to support Livestock Productivity in Mixed Farming Systems
Crop scientists and livestock nutrition are collaboratively exploring opportunities and limitations for improving crop residue quantity and fodder quality at source through multidimensional crop improvement. Selecting ...
Cultivar-dependent variation in lentil (Lens culinaris L.) and implications for selecting food-feed varieties
Lentil straw is one of the extensively used livestock feed in mixed crop-livestock systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. To identify the importance of varietal and environmental sources of variation in the nutritive value of straw ...
Framework for successful implementation of community-based breeding programs in small ruminants in Ethiopia
Conventional breeding programs involving either nucleus schemes and/or importation of exotic germplasm for crossbreeding were not successful in most sub-Saharan Africa countries. Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) ...
Participation of Female-headed Households in Sheep Fattening in Ethiopia
Poster of Participation of Female-headed Households in Sheep Fattening in Ethiopia
Determinants of farmers’ decision on utilizing cereal and legume residue as feed and soil mulch in the Ethiopian highlands
Crop residues (CR) are dual purpose resources in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands. They serve as animal feed, income sources and inputs for soil and water conservation. However, multiple uses are two ...