TY - BOOK AU - Leye,Melesse Temesgen TI - Conservation tillage systems and water productivity implications for smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ethiopia: DISSERTATION submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Board for Doctorates of Delft University of Technology and of the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Instittue for Water Education for the Degree of DOCTOR, to be defended in public on Tuesday, 20 February 2007 at 10:00 hours in Delft, the Netherlands SN - 9781439828540 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2007/// CY - Leiden PB - Taylor & Francis/Balkema KW - Conservation tillage KW - Ethiopia KW - Soil management KW - Arid regions agriculture KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-110); Introduction -- Research background and hypotheses -- Traditional tillage systems of smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Ethiopia -- Maresha modified implements for conservation tillage -- Water productivity of strip tillage systems for maize production in semi-arid Ethiopia -- Water productivity of improved and minimum tillage systems for TEF production in semi-arid Ethiopia -- Conclusions and recommendations; Also available in print edition UR - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781439828540 ER -