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Papers by Misganaw Walie

Research paper thumbnail of Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments

African Journal of Range & Forage Science

Research paper thumbnail of Examining soil nutrient balances and stocks under different land use and management practices in contrasting agro‐ecological environments

Soil Use and Management, Dec 20, 2023

Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient ... more Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient dynamics. This study was conducted to investigate the balance and stocks of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) under major land use types and land management (LM) practices in three contrasting agroecological environ

Research paper thumbnail of On Station Growth Performance of Crossbred Goats (Boer X Central Highland) at Sirinka, Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Evidence Based Guideline for mplementing Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Technologies and Approaches

Research paper thumbnail of Examining soil nutrient balances and stocks under different land use and management practices in contrasting agroecological environments

Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient ... more Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient dynamics. This study was conducted to investigate the balance and stocks of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) under major land use types and land management (LM) practices in three contrasting agroecological environ

Research paper thumbnail of Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Feeding Sweet Blue Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) Haulm and Concentrate Mixture on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Washera Lambs

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of form of leftover khat (Catha edulis) on feed intake, digestion, and growth performance of Hararghe Highland goats

Research paper thumbnail of Biomass Yield, Quality, and Soil Nutrients of Pasture Influenced by Farmyard Manure and Enrichment Planting

Rangeland Ecology & Management

Research paper thumbnail of Nutritional Value and In Vitro Volatile Fatty Acid Production of Forage Grasses Cultivated Using Farmyard Manure and Desmodium intortum Intercropping in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture

Integrating farmyard manure (FYM) and legume intercropping improves soil chemical and microbial p... more Integrating farmyard manure (FYM) and legume intercropping improves soil chemical and microbial properties, thereby increasing forage productivity and nutritional value. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how fertilizer treatments affected the chemical composition, in vitro gas production and organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), and volatile fatty acid production (VFA) of Napier and desho grasses in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. Apart from ether extract content, the chemical composition of the fertilizer treatments in the Aba Gerima watershed did not differ significantly, whereas significant differences were observed in acid detergent fiber and crude protein contents at the Guder watershed. In both watersheds, Napier grass had significantly higher crude protein levels than desho grass. In Aba Gerima, ash content was significantly higher in 2018 than in 2019, but not in Guder. For Napier and desho grasses, there were an increment in IVOMD (6.7 vs 4.7%), metabolizable...

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of farmyard manure and Desmodium intercropping on forage grass growth, yield, and soil properties in different agro-ecologies of Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the variability of soil nutrient outflows as influenced by land use and management practices in contrasting agro-ecological environments

Science of The Total Environment

Research paper thumbnail of Determination of optimal sowing date for cowpea (Vignaunguiculata) intercropped with maize (Zea mays L.) in Western Gojam, Ethiopia

The experiment was laid using four cowpea sowing date to determine optimum intercropping date of ... more The experiment was laid using four cowpea sowing date to determine optimum intercropping date of cowpea with maize and its effect on maize grain yield and forage biomass yield in South Achefer and Jabitehnan districts of west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia. Each experimental plot had an area of (36m 2 ).One cowpea (9333) and maize (BH-660) for both districts using fourreplication in randomized complete block design was used. During planting 200 kg/ha diammonium phosphate (DAP) and after 45 days 200kg urea was applied. Cowpea intercropped simultaneous with maize gave significantly (P<0.01) higher dry matter yield 1.06 and 1.78t/ha as compared to the three intercropping dates 0.84, 0.66, 0.43 and 0.77, 0.45, 0.31 in South Achefer and Jabitehnan districts respectively. Maize grain yield, cob per plant and maize stover yield were not affected by cowpea intercropping date in both districts. This study showed that cowpea intercropped simultaneously with maize could be optimum sowing date for be...

Research paper thumbnail of Dry Matter Yield, Chemical Composition and In Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility of Selected Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Accessions in North Western, Ethiopia. J. Life Sci. Biomed., 6 (3): 60-65

The experiment was laid using five Alfalfa accessions with the objective of evaluating forage bio... more The experiment was laid using five Alfalfa accessions with the objective of evaluating forage biomass yield, chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility at Andassa Livestock Research Center, North Western Ethiopia. The experiment was done under irrigation after the plot properly and finely prepared using randomized complete block design with four replications. During planting 100 kg/ha diammonium phosphate (DAP) was applied. Between January 2013 and June 2013, two cuts were taken on average at an interval of 73 days between harvest. Moreover, in 2014 two cuts were also taken on average 60 days. Significantly higher (P<0.05) herbage dry matter yield was recorded for FG-9-09, FG10-09, Magna788 and Magna801-FG, while herbage yield was slightly lower for Hairy Peruvian. Plant height was higher (p<0.05) for FG-9-09, medium for FG-10-09, Magna788 and Hairy Peruvian and lower for Magna801-FG. Crude protein content was higher (P<0.05) for Magna801-FG, FG-10-09, Magna...

Research paper thumbnail of Mitigating the anti-nutritional effect of polyphenols on in vitro digestibility and fermentation characteristics of browse species in north western Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Feeding Improved Grass Hays and Eragrostis tef Straw Silage on Milk Yield, Nitrogen Utilization, and Methane Emission of Lactating Fogera Dairy Cows in Ethiopia

Animals

The nutritionally imbalanced poor-quality diet feeding is the major constraint of dairy productio... more The nutritionally imbalanced poor-quality diet feeding is the major constraint of dairy production in tropical regions. Hence, alternative high-quality roughage-based diets are required to improve milk yield and reduce methane emission (CH4). Thus, we tested the effects of feeding natural pasture hay, improved forage grass hays (Napier and Brachiaria Hybrid), and treated crop residues (Eragrostis tef straw) on nutrient digestibility, milk yield, nitrogen balance, and methane emission. The eight lactating Fogera cows selected for the experiment were assigned randomly to a 4 × 4 Latin square design. Cows were housed in well-ventilated individual pens and fed a total mixed ration (TMR) comprising 70% roughage and 30% concentrate. The four roughage-based basal dietary treatments supplemented with formulated concentrate were: Control (natural pasture hay (NPH)); treated teff straw silage (TTS); Napier grass hay (NGH); and Brachiaria hybrid grass hay (BhH). Compared with the control diet,...

Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation and Yield Performance of Different Cowpea (<em>Vigna unguiculata</em> L.) Varieties in Western Gojjam, Ethiopia

Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016

Field experiment was conducted during 2013/14 rainy season in two selected districts of north wes... more Field experiment was conducted during 2013/14 rainy season in two selected districts of north western Ethiopia with the objective of evaluate the adaptability and yield performance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties under sole cropping. Treatments consisted of seven cowpea (TVU, Bekur, 9333, 9334, 12688, Kenkety and Black eye bean) varieties in randomized complete block design with three replication per district. Variety showed highly significance difference in their Dry Matter Yield (DMY) and the value ranged 2.07 to 4.19 t/ha. Cowpea variety 9334 showed highly significance (4.19) difference in its DMY as compared to12688 (3.09), black eye bean (2.85), TVU (2.79) and bekur (2.07t/ha). Seed yield also showed highly significance difference by variety and district. Cowpea variety 9333 gave significantly higher (1235.4kg/ha) seed yield compared to TVU (733.3), 9334 (722.9), black eye bean (511.8) and bekur 487.5 kg/ha. There was also significant variation between the number of seeds per pod obtained from kenkety and 12688 with that of most cowpea varieties. Black eye bean significantly differed from all cowpea varieties evaluated in its thousand seed weight. Based on yield data kenkety 9333 and 9334 recommended as alternative legume forage crops from cowpea varieties evaluated under sole cropping for Jabitehnan and South Achefer areas.

Research paper thumbnail of Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments

African Journal of Range & Forage Science

Research paper thumbnail of Examining soil nutrient balances and stocks under different land use and management practices in contrasting agro‐ecological environments

Soil Use and Management, Dec 20, 2023

Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient ... more Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient dynamics. This study was conducted to investigate the balance and stocks of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) under major land use types and land management (LM) practices in three contrasting agroecological environ

Research paper thumbnail of On Station Growth Performance of Crossbred Goats (Boer X Central Highland) at Sirinka, Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Evidence Based Guideline for mplementing Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Technologies and Approaches

Research paper thumbnail of Examining soil nutrient balances and stocks under different land use and management practices in contrasting agroecological environments

Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient ... more Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient dynamics. This study was conducted to investigate the balance and stocks of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) under major land use types and land management (LM) practices in three contrasting agroecological environ

Research paper thumbnail of Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Feeding Sweet Blue Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) Haulm and Concentrate Mixture on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Washera Lambs

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of form of leftover khat (Catha edulis) on feed intake, digestion, and growth performance of Hararghe Highland goats

Research paper thumbnail of Biomass Yield, Quality, and Soil Nutrients of Pasture Influenced by Farmyard Manure and Enrichment Planting

Rangeland Ecology & Management

Research paper thumbnail of Nutritional Value and In Vitro Volatile Fatty Acid Production of Forage Grasses Cultivated Using Farmyard Manure and Desmodium intortum Intercropping in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture

Integrating farmyard manure (FYM) and legume intercropping improves soil chemical and microbial p... more Integrating farmyard manure (FYM) and legume intercropping improves soil chemical and microbial properties, thereby increasing forage productivity and nutritional value. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how fertilizer treatments affected the chemical composition, in vitro gas production and organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), and volatile fatty acid production (VFA) of Napier and desho grasses in the upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. Apart from ether extract content, the chemical composition of the fertilizer treatments in the Aba Gerima watershed did not differ significantly, whereas significant differences were observed in acid detergent fiber and crude protein contents at the Guder watershed. In both watersheds, Napier grass had significantly higher crude protein levels than desho grass. In Aba Gerima, ash content was significantly higher in 2018 than in 2019, but not in Guder. For Napier and desho grasses, there were an increment in IVOMD (6.7 vs 4.7%), metabolizable...

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of farmyard manure and Desmodium intercropping on forage grass growth, yield, and soil properties in different agro-ecologies of Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the variability of soil nutrient outflows as influenced by land use and management practices in contrasting agro-ecological environments

Science of The Total Environment

Research paper thumbnail of Determination of optimal sowing date for cowpea (Vignaunguiculata) intercropped with maize (Zea mays L.) in Western Gojam, Ethiopia

The experiment was laid using four cowpea sowing date to determine optimum intercropping date of ... more The experiment was laid using four cowpea sowing date to determine optimum intercropping date of cowpea with maize and its effect on maize grain yield and forage biomass yield in South Achefer and Jabitehnan districts of west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia. Each experimental plot had an area of (36m 2 ).One cowpea (9333) and maize (BH-660) for both districts using fourreplication in randomized complete block design was used. During planting 200 kg/ha diammonium phosphate (DAP) and after 45 days 200kg urea was applied. Cowpea intercropped simultaneous with maize gave significantly (P<0.01) higher dry matter yield 1.06 and 1.78t/ha as compared to the three intercropping dates 0.84, 0.66, 0.43 and 0.77, 0.45, 0.31 in South Achefer and Jabitehnan districts respectively. Maize grain yield, cob per plant and maize stover yield were not affected by cowpea intercropping date in both districts. This study showed that cowpea intercropped simultaneously with maize could be optimum sowing date for be...

Research paper thumbnail of Dry Matter Yield, Chemical Composition and In Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility of Selected Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Accessions in North Western, Ethiopia. J. Life Sci. Biomed., 6 (3): 60-65

The experiment was laid using five Alfalfa accessions with the objective of evaluating forage bio... more The experiment was laid using five Alfalfa accessions with the objective of evaluating forage biomass yield, chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility at Andassa Livestock Research Center, North Western Ethiopia. The experiment was done under irrigation after the plot properly and finely prepared using randomized complete block design with four replications. During planting 100 kg/ha diammonium phosphate (DAP) was applied. Between January 2013 and June 2013, two cuts were taken on average at an interval of 73 days between harvest. Moreover, in 2014 two cuts were also taken on average 60 days. Significantly higher (P<0.05) herbage dry matter yield was recorded for FG-9-09, FG10-09, Magna788 and Magna801-FG, while herbage yield was slightly lower for Hairy Peruvian. Plant height was higher (p<0.05) for FG-9-09, medium for FG-10-09, Magna788 and Hairy Peruvian and lower for Magna801-FG. Crude protein content was higher (P<0.05) for Magna801-FG, FG-10-09, Magna...

Research paper thumbnail of Mitigating the anti-nutritional effect of polyphenols on in vitro digestibility and fermentation characteristics of browse species in north western Ethiopia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Feeding Improved Grass Hays and Eragrostis tef Straw Silage on Milk Yield, Nitrogen Utilization, and Methane Emission of Lactating Fogera Dairy Cows in Ethiopia

Animals

The nutritionally imbalanced poor-quality diet feeding is the major constraint of dairy productio... more The nutritionally imbalanced poor-quality diet feeding is the major constraint of dairy production in tropical regions. Hence, alternative high-quality roughage-based diets are required to improve milk yield and reduce methane emission (CH4). Thus, we tested the effects of feeding natural pasture hay, improved forage grass hays (Napier and Brachiaria Hybrid), and treated crop residues (Eragrostis tef straw) on nutrient digestibility, milk yield, nitrogen balance, and methane emission. The eight lactating Fogera cows selected for the experiment were assigned randomly to a 4 × 4 Latin square design. Cows were housed in well-ventilated individual pens and fed a total mixed ration (TMR) comprising 70% roughage and 30% concentrate. The four roughage-based basal dietary treatments supplemented with formulated concentrate were: Control (natural pasture hay (NPH)); treated teff straw silage (TTS); Napier grass hay (NGH); and Brachiaria hybrid grass hay (BhH). Compared with the control diet,...

Research paper thumbnail of Adaptation and Yield Performance of Different Cowpea (<em>Vigna unguiculata</em> L.) Varieties in Western Gojjam, Ethiopia

Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016

Field experiment was conducted during 2013/14 rainy season in two selected districts of north wes... more Field experiment was conducted during 2013/14 rainy season in two selected districts of north western Ethiopia with the objective of evaluate the adaptability and yield performance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties under sole cropping. Treatments consisted of seven cowpea (TVU, Bekur, 9333, 9334, 12688, Kenkety and Black eye bean) varieties in randomized complete block design with three replication per district. Variety showed highly significance difference in their Dry Matter Yield (DMY) and the value ranged 2.07 to 4.19 t/ha. Cowpea variety 9334 showed highly significance (4.19) difference in its DMY as compared to12688 (3.09), black eye bean (2.85), TVU (2.79) and bekur (2.07t/ha). Seed yield also showed highly significance difference by variety and district. Cowpea variety 9333 gave significantly higher (1235.4kg/ha) seed yield compared to TVU (733.3), 9334 (722.9), black eye bean (511.8) and bekur 487.5 kg/ha. There was also significant variation between the number of seeds per pod obtained from kenkety and 12688 with that of most cowpea varieties. Black eye bean significantly differed from all cowpea varieties evaluated in its thousand seed weight. Based on yield data kenkety 9333 and 9334 recommended as alternative legume forage crops from cowpea varieties evaluated under sole cropping for Jabitehnan and South Achefer areas.