Dr. Gebreyesus Brhane Tesfahunegn
Country of current residence
Ethiopia
Current position
Associate Professor and Director School of Graduate Studies
Current institute employer
Aksum University
Since
2011
Website current institute
www.aksumuniversity.org
Profession
Agricultural Engineer
Degrees / expertise
PhD degree in Agriculture science(Ecology and Natural Resources Management)
MSc degree in Soil and Water Engineering (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering)
Thesis: Tied Ridging as insitu rain water harvesting method for improving sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) yield at Abergelle area, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia; and
BSc degree in Dryland agriculture and natural resources (Soil and water conservation)
Professional experience
Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia Agricultural Research Institute since August 2000 to March 2007 on research.
Axum University, Ethiopia: Since March 2007-July 2008 lecturer and research.
Supervisors of
doctoral work
doctoral work
Prof. Dr. PLG Vlek and
Prof. Dr. Armin Skowronek
2016
2016.
Assessing soil properties and landforms in the Mai-Negus Catchment, Northern Ethiopia.
Pedosphere,
26 (5)
: 745-759
.
2014
2014.
Soil Erosion Prediction Using Morgan-Morgan-Finney Model in a GIS Environment in Northern Ethiopia Catchment.
Applied and Environmental Soil Science,
4
: 1-15
.
2014.
Soil Quality Assessment Strategies for Evaluating Soil Degradation in Northern Ethiopia.
Applied and Environmental Soil science,
: Article ID 646502, 14 pages
.
Further Information
2014.
Assessing sediment enrichment ratio in Mai-Negus Catchment, northern Ethiopia.
Soil and Water Research,
: 9 (1): 38-45
.
2013
2013.
Assessing Sediment-Nutrient Export Rate and Soil Degradation in Mai-Negus Catchment, Northern Ethiopia.
ISRN Soil Science,
2013
: 1-10
.
Further Information
2013.
Soil quality indicators response to land use and soil management systems in northern Ethiopia's catchment..
Land degradation and Development. ,
.
Further Information
2013.
Assessing farmers’ knowledge of weed species, crop type and soil management practices in relation to soil quality status in Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia..
Land degradation and Development.,
.
Further Information
2013.
Application of SWAT model to assess erosion hotspot for sub-catchment management at Mai-Negus catchment in northern Ethiopia.
East African Journal of Science and Technology 2 ,
2 (2)
: 97-123
.
2012
2012.
Management strategies for reducing soil degradation through modeling in a GIS environment in northern Ethiopia catchment..
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems,
92
: 255-272
.
Further Information
2012.
Effect of Tillage and Fertilizer Practices on Sorghum Production in Abergelle Area, Northern Ethiopia. Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science,.
2011
2011.
Catchment-scale spatial variability of soil properties and implications on site-specific soil management in northern Ethiopia. Soil and Tillage Research,.
2011.
Environmental impact assessment of soil and water conservation measures at Medego watershed in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.
Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology,
5
: 312-330
.
2011.
Impact Assessment of Soil and Water Conservation Measures at Medego Watershed in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.
Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology,
5
: 312-330
.
Further Information
2011.
Soil erosion modeling and soil quality evaluation for catchment management strategies in northern Ethiopia.
Doctoral thesis at
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn.
Further Information
2011.
A participatory soil quality assessment in Northern Ethiopia’s Mai-Negus Catchment.
Catena 86:1-13,
.
Further Information
2010
2010.
Skip-Row Planting and Tie-Ridging for Sorghum Production in Semiarid Areas of Ethiopia.American Agronomy Journal.
: 102 (2):745-750
.
2010.
Tied ridging as insitu rainwater harvesting method for improving sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L., yield at Abergelle area, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia.
LAP LAMBERT Academic publishing, Monograph.
Saarbrücken, Germany.
Further Information
2009
2009.
Tie-ridging and Fertilizer Use for Sorghum Production in Semi-arid Ethiopia. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst.
85
: 87-94
.
2009.
Estimating Soil Loss Using Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) for Soil Conservation planning at Medego Watershed, Northern Ethiopia.Journal of American Science, Online published: http://www.americanscience.org/journals/am-sci/0501/.
: 5(1):58-69
.
2008
2008.
Skip row planting and tie ridging to improve sorghum yield in semi-arid Ethiopia. Agron. Abstr., Amer. Soc. Agron. Houston, TX..
2008.
Skip row planting and tie ridging to improve sorghum yield in semi-arid Ethiopia. Abstract inInternational Sorghum Conference for Bio-energy. Houston, TX..
2008.
Tie-ridge Tillage for High Altitude Pulse Production in Northern Ethiopia.
American Agronomy Journal,
100 (2)
: 447-453
.
2006
2006.
Micro-Basin Tillage for Grain Sorghum Production in Semiarid Areas of Northern Ethiopia. American Agronomy Journal..
2005
2005.
A Decision Guide for Tie-ridging in the Semi-Arid Areas of Ethiopia. American Society of Agronomy. Abstract..
2005.
A Decision Guide for Tie-ridging in the Semi-Arid Areas of Ethiopia. Poster Presented at American Society of Agronomy. Salt Lake City-UT, USA. Nov. 6-10, 2005..
2004
2004.
Water Use Efficiency in Grain Sorghum Production in Northern Ethiopia as Affected by Tillage Practices. American Society of Agronomy. Abstract..
2004.
Water Use Efficiency in Grain Sorghum Production in Northern Ethiopia as Affected by Tillage Practices. Poster Presented at American Society of Agronomy. Seattle, Washington, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2004..
2002
2002.
Farmers assessment of tillage systems for Soil and Water Management in Sorghum Producing Areas of Ethiopia. Presented at the INTSORMIL PI Conference. Nov. 17-23, 2002. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia..
Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
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Research themes
- Governance
- New Technologies
Research countries
- Ethiopia
Professional experience
Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia Agricultural Research Institute since August 2000 to March 2007 on research.
Axum University, Ethiopia: Since March 2007-July 2008 lecturer and research.
Degrees
PhD degree in Agriculture science(Ecology and Natural Resources Management)
MSc degree in Soil and Water Engineering (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering)
Thesis: Tied Ridging as insitu rain water harvesting method for improving sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) yield at Abergelle area, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia; and
BSc degree in Dryland agriculture and natural resources (Soil and water conservation)
Research partners
Research affiliation
Aksum University, Ethiopia
Doctoral research funded by
BMZ (DAAD, GTZ)
Supervisors of
doctoral work
doctoral work
Prof. Dr. PLG Vlek and
Prof. Dr. Armin Skowronek
