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2 articles for “Participatory variety selection”
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Participatory Variety Selection and Evaluation of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties in Cheha and Enemorina enner Districts of Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the grain food legumes contributing an enormous amount of protein to the human diet in southern Ethiopia. Participatory variety selection was conducted during 2015–16 and 2017–18 cropping seasons in Cheha and Enemorina-Enner districts using five improved varieties with local variety; laid out grandmother and mother trial Randomized completed Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. At Cheha district, Habru and Natoli, whereas at Enemorina …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 22–26 Read article
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Participatory Evaluation and Demonstration of Selected Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Varieties in the West Omo Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Abstract: In Ethiopia, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is the second most important root crop after enset, and it is a good source of potassium, vitamins, carbohydrates, dietary fibers, and other essential nutrients. To meet the increasing demand for sweet potatoes, different white and orange-flesh sweet potato varieties have been introduced and evaluated in the southwest region of the country by crop researchersat the Bonga Agricultural Research Center. Accordingly, based on …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 27–32 Read article