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On-Farm Evaluation of Alternative Bread Wheat Production Technologies in Northwestern Ethiopia
Wheat ( Triticum spp.) is a major crop grown in northwestern
Ethiopia. The primary wheat production constraints in this area include
low soil fertility, use of unimproved and disease-susceptible
varieties, and high weed infestation. Technology packages, combining
three nutrient levels (92-20, 41-20 and 0-0 kg N-P ha-1), the improved
bread wheat cultivar (ET13), the local line (Israel), and two weed
management methods (hand weeding and application of 2,4-D), were
evaluated on farmers\u2019 fields. Highly significant grain yield
differences were observed among the treatments. The highest grain yield
(2,991 kg ha-1) and the greatest benefit were obtained from application
of 92-20 kg N-P ha-1 and 2,4-D herbicide on ET13. Adoption of the
improved bread wheat cultivar was highly profitable regardless of
fertilizer usage. The effect of fertilizer on grain yield and economic
return was much greater than the effect of 2,4-D used alone for weed
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On-Farm Evaluation of Alternative Bread Wheat Production Technologies in Northwestern Ethiopia
Wheat ( Triticum spp.) is a major crop grown in northwestern
Ethiopia. The primary wheat production constraints in this area include
low soil fertility, use of unimproved and disease-susceptible
varieties, and high weed infestation. Technology packages, combining
three nutrient levels (92-20, 41-20 and 0-0 kg N-P ha-1), the improved
bread wheat cultivar (ET13), the local line (Israel), and two weed
management methods (hand weeding and application of 2,4-D), were
evaluated on farmers’ fields. Highly significant grain yield
differences were observed among the treatments. The highest grain yield
(2,991 kg ha-1) and the greatest benefit were obtained from application
of 92-20 kg N-P ha-1 and 2,4-D herbicide on ET13. Adoption of the
improved bread wheat cultivar was highly profitable regardless of
fertilizer usage. The effect of fertilizer on grain yield and economic
return was much greater than the effect of 2,4-D used alone for weed
contro
On-farm evaluation of alternative bread wheat production technologies in Northwestern Ethiopia
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