Farmers’ soil knowledge, fertility management logic and its linkage with scientifically analyzed soil properties in southern Ethiopia

Farmers’ soil knowledge, fertility management logic and its linkage with scientifically analyzed soil properties in southern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Farmers’ locally have acquired knowledge from generations of experience and experimentation that fit local conditions. Yet, the scientific approach less used farmers’ soil knowledge (FSK) and site-specific soil information. The objectives of this study were to investigate FSK and...

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Main Authors: Fanuel Laekemariam, Kibebew Kibret, Tekalign Mamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Agriculture & Food Security
Subjects:
Farmer’ soil nomenclature
Physicochemical property
Soil variability
Yield
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40066-017-0138-0

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