Muluneh Minta

Productivity and economic feasibility of cultivated forage and food crops in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Gezahagn Kebede, Mulisa Faji, Fekede Feyissa, Gezahegn Mengistu et autres

The study was conducted to evaluate the yield performance of improved forage and food crops and to estimate the profitability of fodder and food crops in Holetta and Ejere areas, central highlands of Ethiopia during 2019 and 2020 cropping seasons. The experiment …

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Morphological characteristics, dry matter yield, and nutritive value of maralfalfa grass (Pennisetum spp.) grown under different planting densities in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Gezahegn Mengistu, Gezahagn Kebede, Mulisa Faji, Fekede Feyissa et autres

Introduction Maralfalfa grass (Pennisetum spp.) is known for its high dry matter productivity and nutritive value. However, information on agronomic management practices to improve yield and nutritive value in Ethiopia is sparse. Materials and method The experiment consisted of 7 plant densities …

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Corrigendum: Enhancing dairy productivity through best bet feeding interventions under smallholders in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Aemiro K. Ashagrie, Fekede Feyissa, Gezahegn Kebede, Mulisa Faji et autres

In the published article, there was an error in the Funding statement. [This work was fully or partly funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Equip-Strengthening Smallholder Livestock Systems for the Future Project (SUBAWARD agreement no. UFDSP00012156 between UF …

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Enhancing dairy productivity through best bet feeding interventions under smallholders in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Aemiro K. Ashagrie, Fekede Feyissa, Gezahegn Kebede, Mulisa Faji et autres

Dairy cattle production is an integral part of smallholder farming systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia, but it is characterized by low milk productivity mainly due to nutritional constraints. This study assessed the comparative advantage of using improved forage-based feeding system …

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Evaluation of ten perennial forage grasses for biomass and nutritional quality

Mulisa Faji, Gezahagn Kebede, Fekede Feyissa, Kedir Mohammed et autres

A study was carried out to evaluate 10 perennial forage grass accessions from 4 species for herbage dry matter yield and nutritional quality at Holetta Agricultural Research Center. The evaluated grasses species and varieties were one Desho grass (Pennisetum) variety Kulumsa, four …

Éthiopie (code pays fourni par la source)

Improving adoption of technologies and interventions for increasing supply of quality livestock feed in low- and middle-income countries

Mulubrhan Balehegn, Alan J. Duncan, Adugna Yadeta Tolera, Augustine Abioye Ayantunde et autres

The global increase in the demand for and production of animal-source foods (four-to five-fold increase between 1960 and 2015), which has been mostly concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), provides smallholder livestock producers with an opportunity for improving their livelihoods and …

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Determination of appropriate seeding rate for oats/vetch mixtures grown under different drainage conditions of vertisols in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Gezahagn Kebede, G. Assefa, Fekede Feyissa, Alemu Mengistu et autres

Land use and land cover dynamics in Dendi-Jeldu hilly-mountainous areas in the central Ethiopian highlands

Muluneh Minta, Kibebew Kibret, Peter S. Thorne, Tassew Nigussie et autres

Éthiopie (code pays fourni par la source)

Potential of feed-food double-cropping in central highlands of Ethiopia

Muluneh Minta, Getnet Assefa, Fekede Feyissa

The potential of feed-food double-cropping was evaluated at Ginchi, Ethiopia, for two years with the objective of evaluating herbage yields of fodder crops and the subsequent effects on grain yields of chickpea and grass pea. Early maturing oat (79Ab382 (TX) (80SA95); 79CP84 …

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Field performance of tagasaste ( Chamaecytisus Palmensis ) under different harvesting management in a tropical highland area of Ethiopia

Getnet Assefa, KJ Peters, Claudia Kijora, Muluneh Minta

Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) is one of productive multipurpose tree species grown in the tropical highlands of Ethiopia. Despite its potential role as a source of forage and natural resource conservation, adequate studies were not made on agronomic practices such as establishment, harvesting …