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Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main and most popular cereal crops because of its high value as a
stable food as well as its stover demand for animal feed, fuel, and even construction purposes. It is used
as human ...
Tef is the major staple food and cash crop in Ethiopia, but the yield is very low as compared to other major cereals. The major constraints to increase agricultural productivity have been identified as soil fertility ...
Sorghum production is negatively influenced by abiotic and biotic stresses. Striga hermonthica, an obligate root-parasite, has been identified as one of the major biological threats to sorghum production. Despite the many ...
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Various adaptation options are available to the anticipated climate change and variability impacts
on potato production systems in the study area. However, impact estimation and adaptation
potential evaluation are ...
Productivity of soybean in Assosa Zone particularly in Assosa and Bambassi districts is very
low due to poor soil fertility management which resulted in severe soil acidity and low Nfixing
inoculant
in
the
soil.
He ...
The seed yield of hybrid maize varieties relies on the traits of their parental inbred lines.
However, inbred lines are susceptible to environmental factors due to inbreeding challenges
in field establishment, stand ...
Rice crop is considered as a food security crop which is expected to contribute ensuring food
security in Ethiopia. Despite its importance, research on its seed systems is limited,
emphasizing the need to improve ...
Sorghum is the fourth most widely produced cereal in Ethiopia. Despite its coverage and
importance, the productivity remains low due to several constraints, notably the use of
poor-quality seed, limited availability of ...
Finger millet, a nutritious crop grown in Africa and India, holds significant cultural and
economic value in Ethiopia. Despite its importance, research on its seed systems is limited,
emphasizing the need to improve ...
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple crops in the world, serving as a
primary source of food for over half of the global population, though it has relatively short
history of production and research ...
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main and most popular cereal crops because of its high value as a
stable food as well as its stover demand for animal feed, fuel, and even construction purposes. It is used
as human ...
Tef is the major staple food and cash crop in Ethiopia, but the yield is very low as compared to other major cereals. The major constraints to increase agricultural productivity have been identified as soil fertility ...
Sorghum production is negatively influenced by abiotic and biotic stresses. Striga hermonthica, an obligate root-parasite, has been identified as one of the major biological threats to sorghum production. Despite the many ...
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Various adaptation options are available to the anticipated climate change and variability impacts
on potato production systems in the study area. However, impact estimation and adaptation
potential evaluation are ...
Productivity of soybean in Assosa Zone particularly in Assosa and Bambassi districts is very
low due to poor soil fertility management which resulted in severe soil acidity and low Nfixing
inoculant
in
the
soil.
He ...
The seed yield of hybrid maize varieties relies on the traits of their parental inbred lines.
However, inbred lines are susceptible to environmental factors due to inbreeding challenges
in field establishment, stand ...
Rice crop is considered as a food security crop which is expected to contribute ensuring food
security in Ethiopia. Despite its importance, research on its seed systems is limited,
emphasizing the need to improve ...
Sorghum is the fourth most widely produced cereal in Ethiopia. Despite its coverage and
importance, the productivity remains low due to several constraints, notably the use of
poor-quality seed, limited availability of ...
Finger millet, a nutritious crop grown in Africa and India, holds significant cultural and
economic value in Ethiopia. Despite its importance, research on its seed systems is limited,
emphasizing the need to improve ...
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple crops in the world, serving as a
primary source of food for over half of the global population, though it has relatively short
history of production and research ...
Tef is the most important staple cereal crop and is widely grown in Ethiopia, recognized as
the center of origin and diversity in the country. Knowledge on genetic variability and trait
associations is a key step in tef ...
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most important pulse crops in Ethiopia, contributing to income generation and food security. Information on the genetic variability and trait associations of common bean ...
Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is one of the cerial crops in both area coverage and production in Ethiopia; however, its productivity is still lower due to absence of adapted varieties. Hence, a study on genetic ...
Faba bean is one of the legume crops used for food, feed and soil fertility improvement. Assessing genetic variability is very important step for the improvement of yield and related traits in faba bean breeding programs. ...
Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is one of the major staple crops grown in North West
Amhara National Regional State; however, its productivity is low due to an increase in soil
acidity and poor soil fertility problems. ...
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most economically important cereal crops
cultivated in north west Ethiopia. However ,appropriate seeding and nitrogen fertilizer rate
have been among the most limiting ...
Maize is a staple food crop for small holder farmers in Northwestern part of Ethiopia. Cultivation of QPM provides an opportunity to farmers to produce nutritionally superior maize grains and fill nutrition gaps for those ...
In Ethiopia, chickpea production was limited due to both biotic and a biotic factors. Biotic factors
such as diseases; root diseases and foliar diseases and insect pests mainly Helicoverpa armigera
Hübner and C.chinensis ...
Onion is a common and widely used spice crop all over the world. It is a semi-perishable
vegetable, and in many underdeveloped countries, like Ethiopia, poor agricultural and
postharvest practices resulted in increased ...
Sorghum production is highly constrained by post flowering drought stress. The field
experiment was executed in Efratana Gidim district during 2022 under irrigation. The
experiment was laid out using alpha lattice design ...