Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important cash crop and plays a vital role in many people's livelihoods in Ethiopia. However, its production is low due to many constraints, and low soil fertility is among the major. The previous fertilizer recommendation was a blanket recommendation regardles...
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| description | Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important cash crop and plays a vital role in many people's livelihoods in Ethiopia. However, its production is low due to many constraints, and low soil fertility is among the major. The previous fertilizer recommendation was a blanket recommendation regardless of the soil fertility status. Hence, the objective of this review is to synthesize the different recommendations and forward to the sesame growing areas. R statistical software and Python programming language used to analyze the chemical and physical soil properties, association among the chemical and physical soil properties and association with soil depth. The organic carbon, total N (Nitrogen), available P (Phosphorus), S (Sulfur) and Zn (Zinc) are below optimum value while K is sufficient in the soil and moderately alkaline soil. The soil particle size is dominantly clay (58.5 %). The clay particle size and pH increased while the sand and silt particle sizes, organic carbon, total N, available P and S decreased as the soil depth increased. 204,558.8 ton of sesame stack residue are burned every year, and from this, 7360.03 ton of NPK is lost every year in Western Tigray. The recommended N, P and S for sesame are: (i) 64 and 41 kg ha −1 N for low N content areas and for medium N content areas respectively; 46 and 23 kg ha −1 P2O5 for low and medium P content areas; (iii) 60 and 30 kg ha −1 S for low medium S content areas may be recommended to boost sesame production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86912cc7f7e24ec79bc416fb95d60b672025-02-02T05:27:54ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01112e41618Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A reviewFiseha Baraki0Fisseha Hadgu1Gebremedhin Berhe2Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Humera Agricultural Research Center, Humera, Tigray, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle Soil Research Center, Mekelle, Tigray, EthiopiaTigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle Soil Research Center, Mekelle, Tigray, EthiopiaSesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important cash crop and plays a vital role in many people's livelihoods in Ethiopia. However, its production is low due to many constraints, and low soil fertility is among the major. The previous fertilizer recommendation was a blanket recommendation regardless of the soil fertility status. Hence, the objective of this review is to synthesize the different recommendations and forward to the sesame growing areas. R statistical software and Python programming language used to analyze the chemical and physical soil properties, association among the chemical and physical soil properties and association with soil depth. The organic carbon, total N (Nitrogen), available P (Phosphorus), S (Sulfur) and Zn (Zinc) are below optimum value while K is sufficient in the soil and moderately alkaline soil. The soil particle size is dominantly clay (58.5 %). The clay particle size and pH increased while the sand and silt particle sizes, organic carbon, total N, available P and S decreased as the soil depth increased. 204,558.8 ton of sesame stack residue are burned every year, and from this, 7360.03 ton of NPK is lost every year in Western Tigray. The recommended N, P and S for sesame are: (i) 64 and 41 kg ha −1 N for low N content areas and for medium N content areas respectively; 46 and 23 kg ha −1 P2O5 for low and medium P content areas; (iii) 60 and 30 kg ha −1 S for low medium S content areas may be recommended to boost sesame production.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024176499FertilizerOrganic and inorganic fertilizersSesameSesame yieldSoil descriptionSoil fertility |
| spellingShingle | Fiseha Baraki Fisseha Hadgu Gebremedhin Berhe Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review Heliyon Fertilizer Organic and inorganic fertilizers Sesame Sesame yield Soil description Soil fertility |
| title | Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review |
| title_full | Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review |
| title_fullStr | Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review |
| title_short | Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review |
| title_sort | soil fertility management on sesame sesamum indicum l production in northern ethiopia a review |
| topic | Fertilizer Organic and inorganic fertilizers Sesame Sesame yield Soil description Soil fertility |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024176499 |
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