Table 6: Effects of PSWC on grain yield and straw biomass in Ethopia.

SWC

 

Study site

Crop Type

GY (q ha-1 )

SY (q ha-1 )

Effectiveness (%)

Reference

 

 

 

With

PSWC

Without

PSWC

With PSWC

Without PSWC

GY

SY

 

SFSB

Lole watershed

Barley

25.55

16.38

68.33

42.5

56

61

Guadie, et al. [27]

 

Soil bund

Lole watershed

Barley

23.88

16.11

47.50

35

48

36

Fanyajuu

Anjeni Watershed

Wheat

10.77

6.56

52.08

43.91

64

19

Amare, et al. [33]

Fanyajuu

Anjeni watershed

Maize

26.95

10.72

171.25

92.92

151

85

Enyew and Akalu  [34]

Stone bund

Gumara-Maksegnit watershed

Sorghum

20.59

18.81

-

-

9.5

-

Alemayehu, et al. [30]

Soil Bund + pigeon pea

Debre-Yakob

Watershed

Maize

44.84

29.46

-

-

52

--

Alemayehu and

Fisseha [85]

ISWC

Maego

watershed,

Wheat

82.31

33.76

 

 

143

-

Damitsu, et al. [90]

i.e. ISWC = Integrated Soil and Water Conservation Measures; SFSB = Stone Faced Soil Bund ; GY= Grain Yield and SY= Straw Yield.