DISTRIBUTION, AGRONOMY, AND NUTRITIVE VALUES OF ETHIOPIAN PEA (Pisum sativum var.  abyssinicum A.Braun) LANDRACES ACROSS AGROECOLOGIES IN NORTHEASTERN ETHIOPIA

Berhane Gebreslassie

dc.contributor.author	Berhane Gebreslassie
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-04T11:53:28Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-04T11:53:28Z
dc.date.issued	2020-11-04
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11521
dc.description.abstract	Ethiopian pea (Pisum sativum var. abyssinicum A.Braun) is a rare and problematic taxon requiring evaluation of present farmers‟ local knowledge. Cross-sectional data were collected from 444 respondents and analyzed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics were used; one way ANOVA for significance test of variance and Exhaustive CHAID growth method for predictions. Prediction results showed that the crop requires about two good rains, Nitisol soils, and about 21-30 kg ha -1 seeding rate. The flowering to maturity time ranges 1 months depending on the agroecology (highland, midland, and lowland), with a yield of about 300-400 kg ha -1 on average. The crop distribution is currently limited to three to four districts and sown after other crops are harvested. Major factors hindering its distribution are agroecological suitability, lack of intervention and preference of high yielding pea varieties. The crops‟ inferiority in yield and pest susceptibility is the main reason for less extensive awareness of the crop. Though inferior in yield and susceptible to pests, farmers still prefer to grow the crop because of its marketability for local exchange and consumption. The core production problems currently remarked by farmers are small landholding and the expensive price of the seed to buy. Farmers should be awarded to enhance the productivity of the crop. Keywords: Agronomic descriptors, Indigenous knowledge, Soil type, Yield 1 ∕ 2 to 2 1 ∕ 2	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.title	DISTRIBUTION, AGRONOMY, AND NUTRITIVE VALUES OF ETHIOPIAN PEA (Pisum sativum var. abyssinicum A.Braun) LANDRACES ACROSS AGROECOLOGIES IN NORTHEASTERN ETHIOPIA	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US