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Altitude and management affect soil fertility, leaf nutrient status and Xanthomonas wilt prevalence in enset gardens
Sabura Shara
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Geel and Leuven, Belgium
College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Rony Swennen
Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Arusha, Tanzania
Jozef Deckers
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Geel and Leuven, Belgium
Fantahun Weldesenbet
Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute, Industrial Biotechnology Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Laura Vercammen
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Geel and Leuven, Belgium
Fassil Eshetu
College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Feleke Woldeyes
Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Guy Blomme
Bioversity International, c/o International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Roel Merckx
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Geel and Leuven, Belgium
Karen Vancampenhout
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Geel and Leuven, Belgium
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Short summary
Nicknamed the
tree against hunger, enset (Ensete ventricosum) is an important multipurpose crop for the farming systems of the densely populated Gamo highlands in Ethiopia. Its high productivity and tolerance to droughts are major assets. Nevertheless, enset production is severely threatened by a wilting disease. This observational study aims to assess soil and leaf nutrients in enset gardens at different altitudes to see if fertility management can be linked to disease prevalence.
Nicknamed the
tree against hunger, enset (Ensete ventricosum) is an important multipurpose crop...
