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Replication Data for: Response of Maize to blended fertilizer
No full textMaize grain and bio-mass yield were increased by application of different rates of blended fertilizer
Grain Yield and Yield Components Response to Omission of Nutrients on Maize (Zea Mays L.) at Kersa District, Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
No full textThe nutrient supply capacity of a soil varies with soil types as well as with farmers’ crop management practices. Yet fertilizer application in Ethiopia is based on regional recommendations, which do not take in to account the variability in soil types as well as farmers’ crop management practices. Thus, site specific fertilizer recommendation that considers soil variability and difference in farmers’ crop management practices is quite important. A field experiment was conducted with an objective to identify which of macronutrients N, P and K are limiting maize grain and yield components in the study area during 2017/18 cropping season. The experiments were laid out in a completely randomized block design with six treatments replicated across six farmers’ fields in Kersa district, Jimma zone, south western Ethiopia. The trial consisted of six treatments, which include the unfertilized control, PK, NK, NP, NPK and NPK+. Maize grain yield was the highest for the NPK treatment followed by NPK+ treatment but lowest for the unfertilized control and N omitted plots. The magnitude of grain yield reduction due to nutrient omission followed the trend of N omission> P omission> K omission. In the absence of N, P, and K maize grain yields were significantly lower compared to that of NPK and NPK+ treatments. From among the different treatments, NPK gave the highest grain yield(9185 kg ha-1), while the control treatment gave the lowest grain yield (1861.3 kg ha-1).Grain yield levels obtained for different fertilizer treatments were ranked as NPK > NPK+>NP>PK>NK, illustrating that N deficiency was the most yield limiting nutrient followed by P and K in that order. Therefore, the use of appropriate balanced fertilizers should be used for efficient nutrient uptake which ultimately increases maize productivity. Keywords: Maize, Nitrogen, Nutrient omission, Phosphorus, Potassium DOI: 10.7176/JEES/11-8-04 Publication date:August 31st 202
Response of maize (zea mays l.) To omission of nutrients At kersa district, jimma zone, south western Ethiopia
No full textAppropriate fertilization practices based on actual limiting nutrient and crop requirement for a
given crop is economic and judicious use of fertilizers for sustainable crop production. Balanced
nutrition must be achieved to optimize maize productivity. A field experiment was conducted
with an objective to identify which of macronutrients N, P and K are limiting maize grain and
yield components in the study area during 2017/18 cropping season. The experiments were laid
out in a completely randomized block design with six treatments replicated across six farmers’
fields in Kersa district, Jimma zone, south western Ethiopia. The trial consisted of six treatments,
which include; control, PK (-N), NK (-P), NP (-K), NPK and NPK+ CaMgSZnB. Among the six
treatments, -N, -P, and -K were set to estimate the inherent N, P and K supplying capacity of soil
respectively. The yield and soil fertility gap between a full NPK fertilizer plot and a fertilizer
omission plot was used as a good diagnostic tool to assess the extent of macronutrient
limitations. Average maize yields were the highest in the NPK treatment, followed by those in the
NPK+CaMgSZnB plots among all treatments. Maize yield, a significantly increasing trend over
time was found in the NPK-treated plots and a decreasing trend in the PK and NK-treated plots.
In the absence of N or P, maize yields were significantly lower than those in the NPK treatment.
A balanced use of NPK has a remarkable influence on maize growth and yield. Among different
treatments NPK combinations, provided the highest grain yield of 9185 kg ha-1
andthe lowest
(1861.3 kg ha-1
) was obtained from control plots. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium are
macronutrients that play a major role in plant growth and crop yields. Yield responses to
fertilization were ranked NPK > NPK+CaMgSZnB >NP>PK>NK, illustrating that N deficiency
was the most limiting condition in maize production, followed by P and K deficiencies. As
compared with the NP treatment, the NPK treatment was significantly increased maize yields by
15.4%. However, maize yields under the NPK treatments were statistically better than those in
the NPK+CaMgSZnB treatment. Based on the results, it was concluded that the inherent N, P
and K supplying capacity of soil is very low. Therefore, use of appropriate balanced fertilizers
should be used for efficient nutrient uptake which ultimately increases maize productivity
Communities' perceptions towards cervical cancer and its screening in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia: A qualitative study.
No full textBackgroundCervical cancer is a malignant neoplasm from cells originating in the cervix uteri. Any woman who is sexually active is at risk of getting HPV. Women in sub-Saharan Africa region have higher chance of developing the disease. There are nearly 26 million Ethiopian women who are over the age of 15 and believed to be at risk of getting HPV. Regrettably, Ethiopian women typically present for cervical cancer care at a late stage in the disease, where treatment is most ineffective.ObjectivesTo explore communities' perceptions of cervical cancer and screening among women in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia.MethodsA qualitative research using focused group discussions and in-depth interviews was used to explore communities' perceptions of cervical cancer and screening among women in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia from March 2018-November 2019. The study participants were men, women and communities who were residents of the study settings and were not health professionals. All focused group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews were transcribed and entered into Microsoft Word and thematic content analysis was done.ResultsA total of fifty-nine participants participated in both FGD (three with men and six with women) and in-depth interviews (IDIs). Most participants have not heard about cervical cancer but know cancer in general. Participants mentioned that the disease usually relates to many births and unprotected sexual intercourse but none mentioned HPV infection. Most of the participants perceive that cervical cancer is incurable and assume that it could be prevented but they think they are not vulnerable to the disease and screening is not necessary.ConclusionThis study indicates that rural communities in the zone had limited knowledge about cervical cancer and even less about risk factors, screening, treatment and prevention. There is a great need for cancer education and prevention in Ethiopia
ARR Data Collection Initiative 2025
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ARR Data Collection Initiative 2025
No full textDataset of peer review reports, meta-reviews, reviewer-author discussions, and paper drafts collected from ACL Rolling Review within the context of the new data collection initiative (https://arr-data.aclweb.org/protocol/). All included data is explicitly licensed by the authors and reviewers for publication. This dataset is not meant for commercial purposes. This dataset should not be used for pre-training of neural models such as large language models. The newly released version v1.1 is the data from ACL 2025
ARR Data Collection Initiative 2024
No full textDataset of peer review reports, meta-reviews, reviewer-author discussions, and paper drafts collected from ACL Rolling Review within the context of the new data collection initiative (https://arr-data.aclweb.org/protocol/). All included data is explicitly licensed by the authors and reviewers for publication. This dataset is not meant for commercial purposes. This dataset should not be used for pre-training of neural models such as large language models.
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Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)
No full textAn amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. © 2020, The Author(s)
Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)
No full textAn amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. © 2020, The Author(s)
Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)
No full textAn amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. © 2020, The Author(s)
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