DSpace at Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: Recent submissions

  • A Guide for Faba bean and Field pea Seed Producers 
    Keneni, Gemechu; Asmamaw, Belay; Gorfu, Dereje; Fessehaie, Rezene (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, 2001)
    In terms of acreage and production, pulses are the major crops in Ethiopia next to cereals. They are cheap sources of protein when consumed with cereals, which are deficient in essential amino acids. Pulses .play ...
  • Sorghum Improvement in Eastern Africa 
    Gebrekidan, Brhane (ed.) (Ethiopian Sorghum Improvement Project, 1982)
    Before going into the objectives of this workshop, it appears proper to briefly describe the background of the Ethiopian Sorghum Improvement Project (ESIP) which in many ways is responsible for the convening of this ...
  • Hybrid Maize Seed Production Manual 
    Ethiopian Seed Association (Ethiopian Seed Association, 2014)
    Maize (Zeta mays) is one of the most important cereal crop in the world which is ranked second to wheat production, first in Africa and Latin America but third after rice and wheat in Asia. It is grown over an area of ...
  • An Assessment and Identification of Policy Constraints to Private Seed Sector Development in Ethiopia 
    Ethiopian Seed Association (Ethiopian Seed Association, 2018)
    The use of improved seed varieties is considered as one of the important interventions to transform agricultural sector in Ethiopia. To this end, improving the performance of the seed system is crucial to use improved crop ...
  • Ethiopian Forestry Review 
    Breltenbach, F. Von (ed.) (Ethiopian Forestry Association, 1961)
    Manifold as the landscape is the Ethiopian wildlife. There are mountains up to 4600 meters high and, on the other part, regions situated below sea level. Alpine and mountainous vegetation vary with coniferous and ...
  • EPID Agents Handbook for Soil & Water Conservation 
    Gowans, K. (Ministry of Agriculture, 1975)
    Five years ago (1970) W.D. Ware-Austin, Advisor to the Ethiopia Soil and Water Conservation Division, stated that Ethiopia loses one billion tons of soil every year from erosion. This is equivalent to sixty thousand ...
  • Livestock systems research manual 
    International Livestock Centre for Africa (International Livestock Centre for Africa, 1990)
    This manual has been written for people working in national agricultural research systems (NARS) in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also relevant to those involved in training and programme planning for the livestock sectors in ...
  • Papers Presented at the 16th National Crop Improvement Conference 
    Anisimoff, B. (ed.) (Scientific Phytopathological Laboratory, 1984)
    As all of us are aware, one of the primary challange of crop protectionists is to increase the production of food crops through decrease of agricultural pests and disease loss in order to feed growing populations. The ...
  • Proceedings of the 9th Annual Meeting 
    Assefa, Habtu (ed.); Tedla, Tesfaye (ed.) (Ethiopian Phytopathological Committee, 1984)
  • The Agriculture of Ethiopia 
    Canaday, Ewing (ed.) (Imperial Ethiopian College of A & M Arts, 1950)
    The Imperial Ethiopian College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts is the institution of higher learning in the Cooperative Agricultural Education program established in Ethiopia by Oklahoma State University under an ...
  • Proceedings on the 10th Annual Meeting 
    Ethiopian Phytopathological Committee (Ethiopian Phytopathological Committee, 1985)
    Symptom of ergot disease was observed in 1984/85 crop season at Geredella on about 4423 hectares in wheat and barley production fields. Degree of wild, cat infestation an I ergot sclerotic, on randomely selected panicles ...
  • Major Vegetable Crop Varieties and their Production Practices 
    Dessalegne, Lemma (IPM Project (EARO/ICIPE), 2002)
    The diverse climatic, soil and water conditions in the region favour the production of arrays of indigenous and exotic vegetable crops. Vegetable production is becoming a popular farming business in the region. It is ...
  • Forty Years of Research Experience: Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center 1955 -1994. 
    Bechere, Efrem (ed.) (Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, 1995)
    Wheat (Triticum sp.) is one of the most important cereal crops in Ethiopia. It ranks fifth both in area planted and amount produced after tef, maize, sorghum and barley. Wheat occupies about 700,000 ha with a national ...
  • Colonization History, Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of the Gravely Endangered Tree Species Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel from Ethiopia 
    Bekele Ayele, Taye (Georg-August University of Gottingen, 2008)
    Within an altitudinal range of 126 meters below sea level at Afar Depression to 4,620 meters above sea level (m asl ) at the spectacular mountaintops of Ras Dejen, Ethiopia’s varying physiographic features endowed the ...
  • Morphology and growth of maize 
    G. Kllng, Jennifer (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 1991)
    Maize is one of the most important food crops worldwide. It has a remarkable productive potential. However, considerable variation exists among varieties in morphology and growth habit. Management of a maize crop with ...
  • Production and processing of milk from cattle in sub-Saharan Africa: A bibliography 
    C., O’Connor; Sahlu, Marcos (International Livestock Centre for Africa, 1984)
  • 16th National Crop Improvement Conference Part II 
    Institute of Agricultural Research (Institute of Agricultural Research, 1985)
    Depending on the soil physical and chemical properties, added phosphorus may become essentially unavailable in the soil, when slightly soluble or insoluble phosphorus compounds are formed in the soil. This is why soils ...