Marcelo Takeda Ono

Impacts of Acacia Biochar and Irrigation Scheme on Teff Production for Dry Season in Highland of Ethiopia

Marcelo Takeda Ono, Milkiyas Ahmed Yasin, Desalew Fentie Meselu, Yudai Kohira, Solomon Addisu Legesse, Berhanu Belay Abune & Shinjiro Sato · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2024

Teff (Eragrostis tef) is one of the essential cereal crops grown mainly in rainy season and barely grown in dry season, but has the lowest yield compared to other cereal crops such as wheat and barley in Ethiopia. High prices and scarcity of fertilizers challenge farmers in teff...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4429

Effects of Different Rates of Biochar for Soil Nitrogen and Water Dynamics and Teff Production in Highland of Ethiopia

Marcelo Takeda Ono, Desalew Fentie Meselu, Yudai Kohira, Solomon Addisu Legesse, Berhanu Belay Abune & Shinjiro Sato · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2024

Water and nutrient availability are the most important factors which affect crop production. However inconsistent rainfall and high prices of fertilizers have been pushing down crop productivity. The use of biochar (BC) is one of the alternatives to minimize those effects. Howeve...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i84927