M.Feyera Liben, S. Charles Wortmann, T. Kindie Fantaye
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Key words: Risk, Dry soil planting, Climate variability, Dryland crop production, Vertisol.
Abstract
Dry soil planting is practiced in response to variable rainfall onset in Ethiopia to maximize use of the full season. Rainfall data of >30 years for seven locations were used to evaluate dry soil planting opportunities on Vertisols. Three rainfall related risks were evaluated: (i) seed lies in dry soil without imbibing water for >20 days (Risk I); (ii) rainfall causes germination but fails to Continue reading Risks associated with dry soil planting time in Ethiopia – IJAAR