SLM Database

Managing calcareous soils through combined structural measures and chemical amendments methods for improving soil productivity and reduce land degradation

• Compiler: Daniel Danano Dale
• 11/09/2016 11:10 a.m.

Tree plantations in combination with hillside terracing to protect upper catchment areas are a widespread technology in the Central and Northern Highland Zone of Eritrea.

• Compiler: Eyob Zeremariam
• 11/15/2010 10:47 a.m.

Spate irrigation is a traditional water diversion and spreading technology.

• Compiler: Unknown User
• 10/08/2010 11:05 a.m.

Reduced (minimum) tillage is a tillage method that does not turn the soil over. Usually only the upper 10-18 cm of the soil surface is tilled.

• Compiler: Endla Reintam
• 08/16/2017 8:38 a.m.

No-till farming (also called zero tillage or direct drilling) is a way of growing crops or pasture from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage.

• Compiler: Endla Reintam
• 08/09/2017 12:37 p.m.

A permanent plant cover is maintained or established to protect soil against erosion or peat decomposition.

• Compiler: Endla Reintam
• 08/14/2017 9:18 a.m.

Area closure is a protection system to improve land with degraded vegetation and/or soil, by excluding livestock grazing and applying initial inputs and continuous maintenance. Once recovery is taking place through natural regeneration, area closures can become part of the agricultural system, thereby improving forage quantity and quality and also …

• Compiler: Bekalu Bitew
• 10/25/2018 10:06 a.m.

Panicum coloratum is a palatable tropical grass with high biomass production potential. It is grown in the irrigated fodder development areas of Dassenech district. Panicum is a fast-growing perennial which can be repeatedly harvested once it reaches maturity. It mitigates the issues of recurrent livestock feed shortage in dry periods …

• Compiler: GERBA LETA
• 11/29/2022 7:34 p.m.

Green manures are fast-growing legumes sown in a field, weeks or even months before the main crop is planted. These are plants that are deliberately grown for incorporation into the soil to improve fertility and organic matter content.

• Compiler: GERBA LETA
• 02/06/2023 8:10 p.m.

Acidic soils deprive crops of their full nutrient absorption capacity. Lime application to these soil makes them less acidic. It breaks the barrier that fixes nutrients and ensures crops access to vital soil nutrients that unleash their productivity potential.

• Compiler: GERBA LETA
• 02/04/2023 7:02 p.m.