Land Management for Optimizing Crop Yields in Semiarid Eritrea

Ramesh Tripathi

ISBN 10: 3659854913 / ISBN 13: 9783659854910

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

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Land Management for Optimizing Crop Yields in Semiarid Eritrea | Ramesh Tripathi | Taschenbuch | 192 S. | Englisch | 2016 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783659854910 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Land Management for Optimizing Crop Yields in Semiarid Eritrea
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659854913
• ISBN 13: 9783659854910
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 12D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 304 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The book presents results of successful projects completed at Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Eritrea, with a mission to ensure zero runoff from agricultural lands and harvest at least part of the runoff from non-agricultural lands in the watershed for crop use. As output of the mission, rainfed sorghum yields increased from <0.6 to > 2.4 t ha-1 and irrigated yields to >4 t ha-1 by one irrigation and to >5 t ha-1 by two irrigations. Rainfed yields on sloping lands increased to 1.7 t ha-1 on 35% slope, 2.7 t ha-1 on 25% slope and 3.8 t ha-1 on 5% slope through adoption of bed-furrow technology. Rice yields were >2 - 4 t ha-1 under runoff farming and irrigated conditions. Wheat yields in Asmara were >5.6 t ha-1. First 4 chapters deal with situation analysis in terms of knowledge gap and available resources. Next 5 chapters deal with different watersheds, their development technology and expansion on farmers’ fields. The remaining chapters deal with crop production technology development involving students and farmers. Each chapter is written in a professional manner for use by policy makers, students, researchers, teachers and agricultural extension workers in semiarid regions.

About the Author

Professor R.P. Tripathi worked during 1972-2005 at G.B.Pant Univ Agri & Tech Pantnagar, India. He developed lysimeters for measuring crop ET and published books on Soil Physics and Soil Erosion and Conservation and >110 research papers. In Eritrea, he was Professor during 2005-15 and did significant research on Watershed Development and management.