Impacts of conservation tillage on the hydrological and agronomic performance of <i>Fanya juus</i> in the upper Blue Nile (Abbay) river basin

Adoption of soil conservation structures (SCS) has been low in high rainfall areas of Ethiopia mainly due to crop yield reduction, increased soil erosion following breaching of SCS, incompatibility with the tradition of cross plowing and water-logging behind SCS. A new type of conservation tillage (...

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Main Authors: H. H. G. Savenije, J. Wenninger, Y. Mohamed, B. Simane, P. van der Zaag, M. Temesgen, S. Uhlenbrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/4725/2012/hess-16-4725-2012.pdf