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The search for best fertilizer combination to increase wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in north-western Ethiopia (Record no. 68715)

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control field 68715
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field MX-TxCIM
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20251126160230.0
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022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 2666-1543 (Online)
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101845
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Biratu, G.K.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Agrifood Systems
Field link and sequence number 001714436
9 (RLIN) 36888
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The search for best fertilizer combination to increase wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in north-western Ethiopia
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Amsterdam (Netherlands) :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Elsevier B.V.,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Open Access
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Wheat is among the major cereals of wider importance in the mid-altitudes and highlands of Ethiopia. But wheat yield is quite lower than what could be achievable. To address this gap, Ethiopia introduced the use of blended fertilizer in 2015. However, the response of wheat to these new fertilizers is not known. In this study, we evaluated changes in wheat yield resulting from the application of blended fertilizers relative to common practice. The study also aimed at identifying the rate of blended fertilizer appropriate for wheat production and to evaluate how the inclusion of potassium (K), boron (B), and zinc (Zn) to the blend affects wheat yield. For this study, two groups of treatments were set using RCBD design in two locations over two seasons. While the first group composed of no fertilizer application and five levels of NPSZnB blended fertilizer, the second group contains an additional three different fertilizer rates; including modest rate of NPS compound fertilizer alone and NPS blended with K, B, and Zn. A 100 kg/ha urea was uniformly applied to all treatments, except for the control plots. The findings showed that the new blended fertilizer resulted in significantly lower wheat grain yield compared to the common practice. A closer look at the treatments containing the blended fertilizers showed that the highest wheat grain yield was produced with the application of 300 kg/ha NPSZnB at both Burie (3460 kg/ha) and Farta (2290 kg/ha) sites. Compared with the NPS compound fertilizer at a rate of 100 kg/ha, there was no significant wheat yield advantage following the inclusion of Zn and B in the blend fertilizer. However, the inclusion of K resulted in a substantial increase of wheat grain yield at Farta site, while it significantly reduced yield at Burie site. Though wheat responded to blend fertilizer, the move from application of DAP and urea to the blended fertilizers does not result in significant yield increase as it was intended. Regardless of the quality of grain produced by the application of micronutrients, the inclusion of Zn and B to the blends did not increase wheat grain yield either. However, site-specific application of K is required as wheat significantly responded to K at Farta, but the application negatively affected yield at Burie site.
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Language note Text in English
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Compound fertilizers
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 38625
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Trace elements
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 5624
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Wheat
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1310
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yield response factor
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 38174
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Ethiopia
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 2025
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Elias, E.
9 (RLIN) 38626
700 0# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Abebe Worku
9 (RLIN) 38627
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Selassie, Y.G.
9 (RLIN) 38628
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Field link and sequence number I1707217
Personal name Gameda, S.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 13493
700 0# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sida, T.S.
Field link and sequence number 001711262
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 5724
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Related parts v. 21, art. 101845
Place, publisher, and date of publication Amsterdam (Netherlands) : Elsevier B.V., 2025.
International Standard Serial Number 2666-1543
856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Link text Open Access through DSpace
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35613
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Koha item type Article
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
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Date last seen Total Checkouts Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
04/03/2025   04/03/2025 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 04/03/2025

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