Soil quality is the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation. This definition of soil quality encom...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41589
Declining soil fertility along with soil acidity are major soil degradation problems affecting crop production in Ethiopian highlands. However, little effort has been done to investigate different soil amendment measures on soil chemical properties and nutrient status of common b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37006
A field study was conducted at Ofa district-Geleko irrigation site during the off-season of 2016/17 cropping season with the objective of evaluating different varieties and row spacing on growth, yield and yield components of maize. Four plant row spacing (45 cm, 55 cm, 65 cm and...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/37096