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Introduction
Bay region (population, crops, cropping systems,
rainfall)
Pre-war research findings on:
Filsan mungbean
Phosphorous
Post-war interventions
Filsan mungbean
Phosphorous
Introduction
Crops
– Sorghum 95%
• Grain - human consumption
• Stover – Livestock consumption
– Other Crops 5%
• Cowpeas, mungbeans and peanuts
Introduction
160
– GU: 250-350mm 60
40
– Der: 200 –250mm 20
Subsistence farming
Farm size 1-8 ha
Monocropping system
Inputs
• Seed
• Labor
Grain Yield (sorghum) 300-800 kg/ha
Pre-Emergency Research Findings
1970 1980 1990 00 09
Research and
Academic inst.
BIG BANG
Somtux
I-Limitation
Lack of institutional support for
– Evaluation of new potential varieties
– Technology transfer support services
– Seed support institutions
– Small-scale seed multiplication, distribution and marketing
systems
– Human resources development
II-Opportunities
Emergence of new support services
– INGO and local NGO
II- PHOSPHOROUS: PRE-EMERGENCY RESEARCH
RESULTS (1981-1986)
Pre-emergency: Response to P
Gu1986-Sorghum
1200
1000
Grain Yield (kg/ha)
800
600
400
200
0
Control 50N 100N N+P N+P
N+P = 50N + 17.5P; N+P = 100N + 35P
Pre-emergency: Response to P
Gu1987-Sorghum
800
Grain Yield (kg/ha)
600
400
200
0
Control 50N 100N N+P N+P
Pre-emergency: Response to Animal Manure
Gu1986-Sorghum
1300
Grain Yield (kg/ha)
1100
900
700
500
300
100
Control T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
T1=5T/ha Camel T2=5T/ha Goat T3=5T/ha Cattle
T4= 10T/ha Goat T5=10T/ha Cattle
Pre-emergency: Response to Animal Manure
Gu1987-Sorghum
1300
Grain Yield (kg/ha)
1100
900
700
500
300
100
Control T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
High soil pH
8.0 to 8.3
Why P is not available to plants in the Bay Region
soils?
In the Bay Region, the soils are alkaline and have a pH ranging from of 8.0
to 8.5
Soils with a pH of 7.5 and higher typically have a high calcium concentration
that binds P as calcium-phosphate creating an insoluble compound that is
not available to plants