{"id":1238,"date":"2026-01-09T11:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=1238"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:55:19","slug":"1238-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=1238","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/Kelemu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1239\" style=\"width:245px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/Kelemu.jpg 440w, https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/Kelemu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/Kelemu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Full name<\/strong>: &#8211; Kelemu Nakachew Baleh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialization<\/strong>: &#8211; Agronomy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Rank<\/strong>: &#8211; Lecturer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department<\/strong>: &#8211; Plant Science<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone number<\/strong>: +251 91 278 7585<\/p>\n<p><strong>Institutional email and alternative email: &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kelemu_nakachew@dmu.edu.et\">kelemu_nakachew@dmu.edu.et<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:kelemu247@gmail.com\">kelemu247@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research interests: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=search_authors&amp;hl=en&amp;mauthors=label:agronomy\">Agronomy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=search_authors&amp;hl=en&amp;mauthors=label:plant_nutrition\">Plant nutrition<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=search_authors&amp;hl=en&amp;mauthors=label:cropping_system\">Cropping system<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=search_authors&amp;hl=en&amp;mauthors=label:sustainable_agriculture\">Sustainable agriculture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=search_authors&amp;hl=en&amp;mauthors=label:soil_fertility\">Soil fertility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>List of Publications: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Nakachew, Kelemu<\/strong>, Yohannes Gelaye, Solomon Ali, Tewabe Gebeyehu, and Alemnesh Eskezia. &#8220;Exploring the Application of Zeolite Technology in Ethiopia: A Path to Sustainable Agriculture Development.&#8221; <em>Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science<\/em> 188, no. 1 (2025): 17-30. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jpln.202400421\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jpln.202400421<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nakachew, Kelemu<\/strong>, Habtamu Yigermal, Fenta Assefa, Solomon Ali, Mulugeta Simachew, and Tewabe Gebeyehu. &#8220;Growth and yield components of bread wheat as affected by seed and nitrogen\u2010phosphorous fertilizer rates in Burie District, Northwestern Ethiopia.&#8221; <em>Crop, Forage &amp; Turfgrass Management<\/em> 11, no. 1 (2025): e70020.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/cft2.70020\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/cft2.70020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nakachew, Kelemu<\/strong>, Habtamu Yigermal, Fenta Assefa, Yohannes Gelaye, and Solomon Ali. &#8220;Review on enhancing the efficiency of fertilizer utilization: Strategies for optimal nutrient management.&#8221; Open Agriculture 9, no. 1 (2024): 20220356. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/opag-2022-0356\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/opag-2022-0356<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nakachew, Kelemu<\/strong>, Fenta Assefa, and Habtamu Yigermal. &#8220;The effect of seed and nitrogen-phosphorous fertilizer rates on growth and yield components of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Burie District, Northwestern Ethiopia: Dataset article.&#8221; <em>Data in Brief<\/em> 54 (2024): 110308.. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dib.2024.110308\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dib.2024.110308<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eskezia, Alemnesh, <strong>Kelemu Nakachew<\/strong>, Meseret Tadesse, and Mulusew Kassa. &#8220;Genotype\u2010By\u2010Environment Interaction and Yield Stability of Kabuli Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Northern Ethiopia.&#8221; <em>Legume Science<\/em> 7, no. 2 (2025): e70038. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/leg3.70038\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/leg3.70038<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Assefa, F., Mengist, Y., Yigermal, H., &amp; <strong>Nakachew, K<\/strong>. (2025). From brewery waste to agricultural wealth: Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency and productivity of maize through brewery sludge and blended NPS fertilizer in North Mecha District, Northwestern Ethiopia. <em>PLoS One<\/em>, <em>20<\/em>(5), e0319958. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0319958\">1371\/journal.pone.0319958<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yigermal, Habtamu, <strong>Klemu Nakachew,<\/strong> and Fenta Assefa. &#8220;Effects of integrated nutrient application on phonological vegetative growth and yield-related parameters of maize in Ethiopia: A review: Cogent Food and Agriculture. 5: 1567 998.&#8221; <em>DoI: https:\/\/doi. org\/10.1080\/23311932<\/em> 1567998 (2019).<\/li>\n<li>Yigermal, Habtamu, <strong>Kelemu Nakachew<\/strong>, and Fenta Assefa. &#8220;The effects of seedling transplanting on growth and yield performance of maize (Zea mays L.) for climate change resilience in Burie District, Northwestern Ethiopia: Dataset Article.&#8221; <em>Data in Brief<\/em> 54 (2024): 110410<u>. <\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dib.2024.110410\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dib.2024.110410<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gelaye, Yohannes, <strong>Kelemu Nakachew<\/strong>, and Solomon Ali. &#8220;A Review of the Prospective Effects of Spacing and Varieties on Onion Yield and Yield Components (Allium cepa L.) in Ethiopia.&#8221; The Scientific World Journal 2024, no. 1 (2024): 2795747. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2024\/2795747\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2024\/2795747<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Habtamu Yigermal, <strong>Kelemu Nakachew<\/strong>, Fenta Assefa. (2020). Distribution, threats and management options for water hyacinth (<em>Eichhornia crassipes<\/em>) in Ethiopia: A review. <em>Journal of Research in Weed Science<\/em>. 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrweedsci.com\/article_89806_ffdfa228c02ab36ffba91d2340d66348.pdf\">https:\/\/www.jrweedsci.com\/article_89806_ffdfa228c02ab36ffba91d2340d66348.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yigermal, Habtamu, Tilahun Tadesse, Alemu Abate, <strong>Kelemu Nakachew<\/strong>, and Getachew Alemayehu. &#8220;Effects of seedling type and age on the yield and yield-related traits of transplanted maize (Zea mays L.) in Burie District, Northwestern Ethiopia.&#8221; <em>Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences<\/em> 31, no. 3 (2021): 115-133. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ejas\/article\/view\/211866\">https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ejas\/article\/view\/211866<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Professional networking platforms: <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Orcid ID: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8545-4137\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8545-4137<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>LinkedIn: &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelemu-nakachew-8b5ba8333\">www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelemu-nakachew-8b5ba8333<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Google scholar: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full name: &#8211; Kelemu Nakachew Baleh Specialization: &#8211; Agronomy\u00a0 Academic Rank: &#8211; Lecturer Department: &#8211; Plant Science Phone number: +251 91 278 7585 Institutional email and alternative email: &#8211; kelemu_nakachew@dmu.edu.et or kelemu247@gmail.com Research interests: Agronomy, Plant nutrition, Cropping system, Sustainable agriculture, Soil fertility List of Publications: Nakachew, Kelemu, Yohannes Gelaye, Solomon Ali, Tewabe Gebeyehu, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1241,"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions\/1241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}