Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
ISSN: 2593-9173
Department of Natural Resource Management, Wachemo University, Durame Campus, Durame, Ethiopia
Research Article
Soil Fertility Characterization and Response of Local Wheat Varity to
Nitrogen Fertilization at Tembaro District, South Ethiopia
Author(s): Dinsa Doboch* and Tadele Buraka
In addition, a field experiment was conducted during the main rainy season of the 2009 at the testing site to determine the optimum rates of N fertilizer for local wheat variety production and to evaluate its effects on yield and yield components of the examination crop. Both the profile and the composite surface soil sample indicated that the soil of the site was slightly acidic to moderately alkaline in reaction (6.38 to 8.31), very low in OM (0.08 to 2.34%), very low in its total N (0.011 to 0.092%). The soil exchangeable bases was mainly dominated by Ca and Mg where the order of occurrence was Ca>Mg>Na>K. The CEC values were very high ranging from 62.7to 75.6 cmolc kg-1. Application of different rates of N fertilizer significantly (P ≤ 0.01) influenced the whole crop parameters tested except stand count and grain filling period. The significantly different and maximum .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2593-9173.22.13.503