relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/11692/
title: Soil organic carbon and associated soil properties in Enset (Ensete ventricosum Welw. Cheesman)-based homegardens in Ethiopia
creator: Wolka, K
creator: Birhanu, B
creator: Martinsen, V
creator: Mulder, J
subject: Soil Fertility
subject: Soil Science
subject: Ethiopia
description: Enset (Ensete ventricosum Welw. Cheesman)-based homegardens have long been practiced as central elements of  agricultural land management and food security in south and southwest Ethiopia. In contrast to the homegardens’  biodiversity and role in food security, soil quality has received little attention. Objective of this study  was to assess soil quality parameters in typical homegardens in comparison with adjacent croplands, both under  continuous management for >30 years. The study was undertaken at high (2200–2330 masl), mid (1799–1849  masl), and low (1349–1381 masl) elevation in the central Omo-Gibe basin, southwest Ethiopia. Through interviews  of 49 randomly selected farm households, and soil sampling at six paired sites at high and mid elevations,  and five paired sites of low elevation, we found that homegardens received the majority of household  waste and manure and were less frequently tilled. By contrast, some, but not all, croplands occasionally received  inorganic fertilizer. Homegarden soil had significantly greater (P < 0.05) soil organic carbon (SOC) concentrations  than croplands. At 0–20 cm depth, SOC concentrations in homegardens (22.4–26.4 mg g
publisher: Elsevier
date: 2020-08
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/11692/1/main3.pdf
identifier:   Wolka, K and Birhanu, B and Martinsen, V and Mulder, J  (2020) Soil organic carbon and associated soil properties in Enset (Ensete ventricosum Welw. Cheesman)-based homegardens in Ethiopia.  Soil and Tillage Research (TSI), 205.  pp. 1-10.  ISSN 0167-1987     
relation: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104791
relation: doi:10.1016/j.still.2020.104791