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ArticleScientific reports2025

Determining optimum plant density and nitrogen rate using field experiment and model simulation.

Bizuwork Tafes Desta, Sisay Eshetu Tesema, Gebrekidan Feleke Mekuria, Almaz Meseret Gezahegn, Alemayehu Zemede Lemma

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Bizuwork Tafes DestaDebre Zeit Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. b.tafes@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4948-9316
Sisay Eshetu TesemaDebre Zeit Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
Gebrekidan Feleke MekuriaDebre Zeit Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
Almaz Meseret GezahegnDebre Zeit Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
Alemayehu Zemede LemmaDebre Zeit Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

Poor crop management practices are key factors leading to a significant reduction in durum wheat yield in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine optimum plant density and nitrogen rate that increase durum wheat productivity while reducing environmental impacts. A combination of data from field experiments conducted from 2017 to 2020 under rainfed conditions and simulation data of CERES-Wheat model were used for this study. The CERES-Wheat model was calibrated for Utuba cultivar from 3-years (2017-2019) field experiment data. The model was further evaluated with the experimental data conducted during the 2020 cropping season under four plant densities and four nitrogen fertilizer rates. Because of differences in temperature and rainfall patterns during the potential growing season, seasonal analysis was used to determine the optimum plant density and N rate using 37 years (1985-2022) of historical weather data. The simulation results suggested that 275 plants m

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Crops, AgriculturalNitrogenTriticumAgricultureComputer SimulationEthiopiaFertilizersRainSeasonsFertilizersNitrogenDurum wheatNitrogen fertilizerPlant densitySeasonal analysis

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