| In most small holder farmers in Ethiopian highlands, farmers still use the wooden ard plow (Maresha).The present trial was conducted in 2011-2012 at Gumara Maksegint water shade, to evaluate the effect of four different tillage methods on teff and wheat yield and soil physical properties. The experiment was performed using a randomized complete block design with four treatments and three replications. The experiment was carried out on two soil types, a sandy Nitosol prevailing in the hilly upper areas and clayey Vertisol prevailing the valleys. Land preparation by tillage was done with either a Moldboard plow, Gavin plow, or traditional plow, and was compared against a No-tillage treatment. Animal draft force, soil bulk density, penetration resistance,... |
