Taro is a tropical and subtropical perennial herbaceous root crop. There are various compelling reasons to encourage Ethiopians to cultivate root and tuber crops. Taro corms have a higher nutritional content than most other root/tuber crops. In the south, west, and southwestern regions of Ethiopia, taro is widely farmed and used as a food and source of revenue. Both chemical and organic fertilizers work well on taro. However, the vast majority of taro growers, particularly those who make a living from it, do not use fertilizer. During the 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons, a field experiment was undertaken in the Cheha district of the Gurage zone to identify the proper rate of NPS and urea for taro yield. Due to inadequate agronomic practices, taro yields in the research region are much lower than the crop's potential yield. Plant population, planting pattern, weeding, fertilizer management, and better variety are the main factors causing low production. As a result, a randomized complete block design with three replications was used to layout the combination of three levels of urea and three levels of NPS fertilizer. Because it is a new release with a high yield, the Boloso-I taro cultivar was chosen. In both the 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons, the application of urea and NPS enhanced taro yield. The best cost-effective yield was obtained by applying 242 kg/ha NPS and 187.5 kg/ha urea. As a result, for taro production in the Cheha district, a combination of 242 kg/ha NPS and 187.5 kg/ha urea is suggested.
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abstract = {Taro is a tropical and subtropical perennial herbaceous root crop. There are various compelling reasons to encourage Ethiopians to cultivate root and tuber crops. Taro corms have a higher nutritional content than most other root/tuber crops. In the south, west, and southwestern regions of Ethiopia, taro is widely farmed and used as a food and source of revenue. Both chemical and organic fertilizers work well on taro. However, the vast majority of taro growers, particularly those who make a living from it, do not use fertilizer. During the 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons, a field experiment was undertaken in the Cheha district of the Gurage zone to identify the proper rate of NPS and urea for taro yield. Due to inadequate agronomic practices, taro yields in the research region are much lower than the crop's potential yield. Plant population, planting pattern, weeding, fertilizer management, and better variety are the main factors causing low production. As a result, a randomized complete block design with three replications was used to layout the combination of three levels of urea and three levels of NPS fertilizer. Because it is a new release with a high yield, the Boloso-I taro cultivar was chosen. In both the 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons, the application of urea and NPS enhanced taro yield. The best cost-effective yield was obtained by applying 242 kg/ha NPS and 187.5 kg/ha urea. As a result, for taro production in the Cheha district, a combination of 242 kg/ha NPS and 187.5 kg/ha urea is suggested.},
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