Agrotechnology

Teklu Erkossa

Publications

• Research Article
  Parametric Land Suitability Assessment for Rainfed Agriculture: The Case of Bilate Alaba Sub-watershed, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Markos Mathewos, Mihret Dananto, Teklu Erkossa and Getachew Mulugeta Markos Mathewos, Mihret Dananto, Teklu Erkossa and Getachew Mulugeta
  
  The natural resources are becoming scanty in developing country like Ethiopia to support over increased human population without deprivation, scientific approach of land suitability is important to make a proper decision for sustainable agricultural development and maximizing the best use of the land resources. With the deliberation of Rainfed conditions of maize, sorghum and wheat, land suitability evaluation was carried out at Bilate Alaba Sub-watershed. Uses of maximum limitation and parametric (Storie and Square root) were applied for the determination of land suitability categories of land characteristics. The result showed that climate is highly suitable (S1) for maize whereas moderately suitable (S2) for sorghum and wheat. From total sub-watershed, 2.45% is marginally suitable (S3) for wheat and 97.55% is moderately suitable (S2) for maize and sorghum production using FAO land .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9881.1000183

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