Soil and water conservation practice effects on soil physicochemical properties and crop yield in Ethiopia: review and synthesis

Jiru, Endale Bekele; Wegari, Habtamu Temesgen

doi:10.1186/s13717-022-00364-2

Ecological Processes

Table 5 Effects of SWC practices on the mean of crop yield (Q/ha where IQ = 100 kg/ha) as reported in reviewed articles

From: Soil and water conservation practice effects on soil physicochemical properties and crop yield in Ethiopia: review and synthesis

Types of SWC practices	Types of crop	Treated (Q/ha)	untreated (Q/ha)	Change	Changes (%)	Author(s)
Physical
Fanya juu—5 yrs	Wheat	33.30	24.70	8.6	34.82	Tanto and Laekemariam (2019)
Fanya juu—2 yrs	Wheat	26.70	24.70	2	8.10	Tanto and Laekemariam (2019)
Fanya juu—25 yrs	Wheat	10.77	6.56	4.21	64.16	Amare et al. (2013)
Fanya juu—25 yrs	Maize	26.95	10.73	16.22	151.20	Amare et al. (2013)
Fanya juu—25 yrs	Barley	18.60	6.10	12.5	204.92	Adgo et al. (2013)
Fanya juu—25 yrs	Teff	9.50	4.90	4.6	93.88
Fanya juu—25 yrs	Maize	17.30	7.70	9.6	124.68
Soil bund—10 yrs	Barley	22.22	15.10	7.12	47.15	Guadie et al. (2020)
Soil bund—3 yrs	Barley	26.70	28.70	− 2	− 6.97	Adimassu et al. (2012)
Soil bund—4 yrs	Barley	26.30	28.20	− 1.9	− 6.74
Soil bund—5 yrs	Barley	30.40	32.80	− 2.4	− 7.32
Soil bund—9 yrs	Barley	17.13	11.66	5.47	46.87	Amdemariam et al. (2011)
Stone-faced soil bund—10 yrs	Barley	22.59	15.10	7.49	49.60	Guadie et al. (2020)
Stone bund—3 yrs	Teff	7.35	6.18	1.17	18.93	Teshome et al. (2013)
Stone bund—3 yrs	Wheat	7.19	6.25	0.94	15.04
Stone bund—3 yrs	Barley	9.80	9.41	0.39	4.14
Stone bund—3 yrs	Maize	16.67	13.34	3.33	24.96
Stone bunds—5 yrs	Sorghum	20.59	18.81	1.78	9.46	Alemayehu et al. (2020)
Stone bunds—5 yrs	Chickpea	14.41	9.64	4.77	49.55	Alemayehu et al. (2020)
Stone bund—3 yrs	Finger millet	14.71	14.92	− 0.21	− 1.41	Teshome et al. (2013)
Integrated
Fanya juu + grasses^a—2 yrs	Wheat	27.00	24.70	2.3	9.31	Tanto and Laekemariam (2019)
Fanya juu + grasses^a—5 yrs	Wheat	42.70	24.70	18	72.87	Tanto and Laekemariam (2019)
Soil bund + tree Lucerne—6 yrs	Barley	12.84	9.44	3.4	36.01	Amdemariam et al. (2011)
Soil bund + tree Lucerne—9 yrs	Barley	18.79	12.00	6.79	56.63
Soil bund + vetiver—9 yrs	Barley	11.88	9.49	2.39	25.10

^aEither elephant, Sesbania, Desho or pigeon pea

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