Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Yimer F

Publications

• Research Article
  Optimal Soil Moisture Depletion Levels for the Production of Vernonia (Vernonia galamensis L.) and it�¢����s Effect on Growth, Yield and Yield Components
  Author(s): Gadissa M, Woldemichael A and Yimer FGadissa M, Woldemichael A and Yimer F
  
  The field experiment was carried out at Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center 07°03’19’’ to 07°04’00’’ N latitude and 38°30’08’’ to 38°31’02’ E longitude during 2015/16 dry season. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Seven soil moisture depletion levels (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 100% of the total available water of the soil) were used. The result indicated that different soil moisture depletion levels had very highly significant (p<0.001) effect on days to flowering, days to seed set, days to maturity, plant height, number of branches per plant, number of capsules per plant, thousand seed weight and seed yield. It was also affected oil yield highly significantly (p<0.01). Moreover, different soil moisture depletion levels significantly (.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000189

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