Physical land suitability evaluation of rainfed crop production of wheat, barley, and teff in Arsi zone of Ethiopia

Debalke, Dereje Biru; Mengistu, Daniel; Endalew, Tesfahun

doi:10.1007/s12517-023-11271-x

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“…Fekadu and Negese [47] on the other hand reported that soil pH, AWC, TN, and available P were identifed as the principal limiting factors for wheat and barley crops in Yikalosub watershed, Ethiopia. Another study by Debalke et al [48] identifed soil organic matter, temperature, length of growing season, rainfall, soil depth, and pH to be the primary limiting elements preventing the cultivation of wheat, barley, and tef in the Arsi zone of Ethiopia. Decisions for efective agricultural planning can be benefted more from cropbased land suitability studies for micro land areas, instead of land assessments of macro land areas [46].…”

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Land Suitability Analysis for Sustainable Production of Selected Cereals in Southeastern Ethiopia

Alemayehu

2023

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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This study has evaluated suitability of the Sinana Research Site (SRS) (southeastern Ethiopia) for sustainable wheat and barley production to improve local food security. Physical land evaluation was undertaken using data about ten land characteristics. Matching land characteristics with land use requirements was made, first. Decision on the overall level of suitability of the area for wheat and barley farming was conducted using the “maximum limiting factor” technique. Over two-third (70.2%) of SRS was marginally suitable for barley farming, but 29.8% of the area was “not suitable” for it. Only slightly less than three-fifth (57.6%) of the area was marginally suitable for wheat production, and the rest 42.4% was “not suitable” for it. Deficient N and P supply and soil alkalinity were critical constraints of land suitability for both crops. Thus, integrated application of inorganic and organic fertilizers and rotating leguminous crops with wheat and barley are useful to mitigate deficiency of N and P in the soil. Hence, farms under “marginally” and “not” suitable classes could be improved to moderate (S2) or high (S1) level of suitability for the crops studied. This, in turn, improves yield and food security status of households in the study area.

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Section: Overall Land Suitability For Wheat and Barley Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Land Suitability Analysis for Sustainable Production of Selected Cereals in Southeastern Ethiopia

Alemayehu

2023

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Physical land suitability evaluation of rainfed crop production of wheat, barley, and teff in Arsi zone of Ethiopia

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Land Suitability Analysis for Sustainable Production of Selected Cereals in Southeastern Ethiopia

Land Suitability Analysis for Sustainable Production of Selected Cereals in Southeastern Ethiopia

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