The Effect of Ridging and Tie-Ridging time on the yield performance of sorghum

cg.contactertiban@yahoo.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerAmhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Gondar Agricultural Research Center - ARARI-GARCen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderAustrian Development Agency - ADAen_US
cg.contributor.projectReducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.admin-unitgondaren_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.geolocationLatitude: 12.550486333948404; Longitude: 37.595672495663166en_US
cg.coverage.geolocationLatitude: 12.633582406070149; Longitude: 37.353973276913166en_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovocSorghumen_US
dc.creatorWondifraw, Ertebanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-24T10:03:22Z
dc.date.available2016-11-24T10:03:22Z
dc.description.abstractThe effect of timing of tie-ridging on the yield and yield components of sorghum was studied at Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, Gondar Zuria woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, with budget with a budget support of ICARDA. In the study area the amount of annual rainfall ranges from 995 to 1175 mm, however; more than 70% of the rain falls within three months (from June to August). Hence, there is a concern on the occurrence of unbalanced soil moisture which demands an urgent attention. In the watershed, as much of the rain happed during three months, water logging is observed in the vertisols, on the other hand after August when a peak time of flowering for many crops; the amount of rain decreases dramatically thus water shortage at these stages cause high yield penalty. Therefor it is important to manage the soil moisture (for appropriate plant support) during these two contrary seasons happed in the watershed, tie-riding is a common practice to balance soil moisture by releasing water from the plots when it is excess and by harvesting water into the plots for extended plant use. Therefore, the experiment was done to evaluate timimg of tie-ridging for sorghum yield. The experiment was implemented during 2014 and 2015 seasons at farmer’s plot where vertisols is dominant. These farmers were made to involve during this experiment through field days at different stages of the plant growth; they have gave their views on the importance moisture management for their sorghum field and promised to act accordingly. The experiment was laid out in a randomised complete block design (RCBD) in three replications. There were 8 different timing of tie-ridging treatments. All the necessary management practices and inputs (87kg N and 46 kg P2O5 per hectare) were supplied equally for each plot. Data were analysed for variance and LSD at 5% level of significance. The result revealed that timing of tie-ridging had significant effect on grain and stover yield of sorghum. The maximum yield was recorded at planting at flat land, ridged three weeks after planting and tied 6 weeks after planting.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/N1wMqunI/v/f71a80ee137b03032ca17419bf47b459en_US
dc.identifier.citationErteban Wondifraw. (12/11/2016). The Effect of Ridging and Tie-Ridging time on the yield performance of sorghum.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5078
dc.languageenen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Ridging and Tie-Ridging time on the yield performance of sorghumen_US
dc.typeInternal Reporten_US
dcterms.available2016-11-12en_US
mel.funder.grant#Austrian Development Agency - ADA :Korr/185-PP/2012en_US
mel.project.openhttp://rainfedsystems.icarda.org/en_US

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