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Vol.2, No.3, 357-363 (2011) Agricultural Sciences doi:10.4236/as.2011.23047 Effects of level soil bunds and stone bunds on soil properties and its implications for crop production: the case of Bokole watershed, Dawuro zone, Southern Ethiopia 1 2 1 Kebede Wolka , Awdenegest Moges , Fantaw Yimer 1Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University, Shashemene, Ethiopia; Corresponding Author: kebedewolka@; fantawyimer2003@ 2Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Department, Hawassa University, Shashemene, Ethiopia; Corresponding Author: awde_moges@yahoo.co.uk Received 23 March 2011; revised 21 May 2011; accepted 31 July 2011. ABSTRACT raced cropland. Past erosion, and past land uses are likely factors contributed to the ob- Level soil bunds (LSB) and stone bunds (SB) served result. It was inferred that the mean con- have been widely implemented in the Bokole tribution of LSB and SB alone for crop produc- watershed since 2000 through support of the tion with regard to analyzed soil parameters was World Food Program (WFP). However, the per- not significant in the considered sites. Addi- formance of them against the target of the tional soil fertility management practices should structure has not been studied. Th