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.