Tesfahun Kassahun

Application of compost and gypsum to improve physicochemical properties of saline-sodic soil conditions in Asaita District, Northeastern Ethiopia

Soil salinity and sodicity are important constraints to agricultural productivity in irrigated areas of the Lower Awash Basin, particularly in Asaita District, Northeastern Ethiopia. This study evaluated the effectiveness of biological and chemical-organic reclamation approaches...

Management of Saline–Sodic Soils Using Compost and Gypsum to Improve Maize and Sorghum Production in Northeastern Ethiopia

ABSTRACT Background Soil salinity and sodicity are major constraints to crop production in the irrigated agro‐pastoral systems of northeastern Ethiopia, particularly in the Asaita district of the Afar region. Aim This study evaluated the effectiveness of integrated organic and in...