Research Article
Screening of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes for Waterlogged Area in Highlands of Ethiopia
Endashaw Girma*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2024
Pages:
19-24
Received:
1 April 2024
Accepted:
18 April 2024
Published:
17 May 2024
Abstract: Due to a serious waterlogging issue, Ethiopia's agricultural productivity has been severely limited, yielding much lower than expected results. In this study conducted on screening of 49 for first year and 60 for second year bread wheat genotypes selected from international nursery. An experiment was undertaken at two locations namely, Ginchi Agricultural Research Sub Center and Tulu Bolo farmer field in Ethiopia in 2018/19 and 2019/20 cropping seasons. The main objective of this study was to select best performed genotypes in waterlogged areas for next variety development and future breeding program. The experiment was conducted using apha lattice with three replications. Data on yield and associated traits were collected and analyzed using SAS version 9.3 software. The results revealed that the separate analysis of variance over the two years conducted at Ginchi showed statistically significant (P ≤ 0.01) differences among the genotypes for all phenotypic traits except Septoria disease severity, Number of tiller and biomass yield considered in this study. The results revealed that the separate analysis of variance over the two years conducted at Tulu bolo showed statistically non-significant (P <0.01) differences among the genotypes for all phenotypic traits except days to heading, plant height, Septoria disease severity agronomic score, hectoliter weight and thousand kernel weight considered in this study. In general from the two locations the maximum and minimum were revealed 29.85qt/ha and 2.32qt/ha respectively. This indicated that almost all genotypes were showed low performed and the wheat breeder give more attentions to provide resistance genotypes for waterlogging.
Abstract: Due to a serious waterlogging issue, Ethiopia's agricultural productivity has been severely limited, yielding much lower than expected results. In this study conducted on screening of 49 for first year and 60 for second year bread wheat genotypes selected from international nursery. An experiment was undertaken at two locations namely, Ginchi Agric...
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Review Article
Assessment on Major Constrains of Enset (Ensete ventricosum) Landrace Production and Management Methods in Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia
Ashenafi Mitiku*,
Mekuria Wolde,
Worku Mengesh,
Abdulshikur Reshid
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2024
Pages:
25-36
Received:
15 March 2024
Accepted:
2 April 2024
Published:
24 May 2024
Abstract: Enset (Ensete ventricosum Cheesman) is important crops in South, South western and Central part of Ethiopia. The assessment was conducted in major enset growing areas of Gurage zone during the 2021 cropping season with the objective of assessing major constrain of enset production and management methods at Cheha and Enemor Enore Woredas. The research site was selected with Gurage zine Agricultural office based on their enset production and cultivation. In each woredas four kebeles and five farmers were selected randomly. Farmers are growing enset landrace as intensive farming methods. In average 5-10 types of enset landraces were planting in their farm land. For propagating from 3-4 years enset landraces were preferred and germinating 50-100 sucker per plant. In both locations disease and wild animal is the major constrain of enset production. At Enemor Enore Woredas both disease and wild animal 60% and disease 25% whereas at Cheha worda disease 47.5% and both disease and wild animal 30% are the major constrains of enset production. In both location bacterial wilt is the major factors affecting enset production. In Cheha woreda 47.6% of enset landraces are tolerant to bacterial wilt reaction while 38.1% is susceptible whereas in Enemore Ener woreda 26.67% enset landraces are tolerant bacterial wilt while 23.33% is susceptible. The higher bacterial wilt prevalence was recorded in Cheha (77%) whereas in Enemore Ener woreda (57%). Among wild animal Porcupine and pig is the major factors for enset production. Therefore, for sustainable enset production, constant pest surveillance, planting a tolerant plant, Burring and rouging of the infected enset landrace, application of manure, removal of infected debris, and awareness creation are recommended to the local farmer.
Abstract: Enset (Ensete ventricosum Cheesman) is important crops in South, South western and Central part of Ethiopia. The assessment was conducted in major enset growing areas of Gurage zone during the 2021 cropping season with the objective of assessing major constrain of enset production and management methods at Cheha and Enemor Enore Woredas. The resear...
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