February 2021

Shorten the producing process of horse manure to fermented compost and appropriate fertilization on crops

Horse manure composts may provide nutrients to crops as well as enrichment of good microorganisms for phytoprotection. Previous studies have shown their effectiveness against diseases but there are problems to overcome their composting procedures. The purpose of this experiment is to treat the horse manure starting from the stable to produce compost for crop growth. The results indicate that the manure can be enriched...

Author(s): Yong-Hong Lin, Tai-Yuan Chen, Chih-Hang Chang, Tzu-Che Lin, You-Jen Lee, Mei-Juan Lin and Jia-Hong Lin  

May 2021

Effects of rootstocks on leaf nutrient concentration of selected apple (Malus domestica L. Borkh) cultivars at Gircha, Southern Ethiopia

A superimposed experiment was conducted at Gircha, Chencha district, Southern Ethiopia to determine the effect of four rootstocks on leaf nutrient concentration of five apple cultivars. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Data on leaf nutrient concentrations were collected and analyzed using SAS software. Results revealed that scion-rootstock interaction...

Author(s): Biniam Bitane, Kebede Jobir and Derbew Belew