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The Ethiopian Agricultural Research is one of the oldest and largest agricultural research system in Africa. Ethiopian Agricultural Research System (EARS) has evolved through several stages since its first initiation during the late 1940s, following the establishment of agricultural and technical schools at Ambo and Jimma. In 1955, a full-fledged agricultural experiment station was established at Debre Zeit (now named Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center) under the then Imperial College of Agricultural and mechanical Arts (now called Haramay [...]

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Wheat Production and Research in Ethiopia  [1991]

Hailu Gebre Mariam;

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Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in the Sub-Saharan Africa with about 0.75 million ha of durum and bread wheat. Wheat is one of the major cereal crops in the Ethiopian highlands, which range between 6 and 16 N, 35 and 42 E, and from 1500 m to 28 m. At present, wheat is produced solely under rainfed conditions. About 60 percent of wheat area is covered by durum and 40 percent by bread wheat. Of the current total wheat production area 75.5 percent is located in Arsi, Bale, and Shewa regions. 6 percent of the 13 million ha classified as highly suitable for wheat production is located in Arsi, Bale, and shewa. Altitude plays an important role in the distribution of wheat production through its influence on rainfall, temperature, and diseases. In Arsi, Bale, and Shewa regions, the soil, moisture and disease conditions in the 1900-2300 m altitude zone are favorable for the production of early- and intermediate- maturing varieties of bread wheat. This is estimated to comprise 25 percent of the total wheat area, while the remaining 75 percent falls in the 2300-2700 m zone. There, early-, intermediate- and late varieties are grown. Soil types used for wheat production vary from well-drained fertile soils to water logged heavy verisols.

Bibliographic information

Language:
English
In AGRIS since:
1993
Publisher:
IAR
All titles:
"Wheat Production and Research in Ethiopia"@eng
Other:
"4 tables, 1 map 1 cm:80 km, 1 graph, 18 ref."
"Wheat Research in Ethiopia: A Historical Perspective, Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia).- Addis Abeba (Ethiopia): IAR, 1991.- ISBN 968-6127-57-7. p. 1-16"
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Bibliographic information

Language:
English
In AGRIS since:
1993
Publisher:
IAR
All titles:
"Wheat Production and Research in Ethiopia"@eng
Other:
"4 tables, 1 map 1 cm:80 km, 1 graph, 18 ref."
"Wheat Research in Ethiopia: A Historical Perspective, Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia).- Addis Abeba (Ethiopia): IAR, 1991.- ISBN 968-6127-57-7. p. 1-16"