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 ...
Storage of rice is affected by various types of post-harvest pests like rice weevil, lesser grain
borer, and other insect pests. An assessment was conducted to assess the status of storage insect
pests of rice and an ...
Information on genetic variability, interrelationships between agronomic traits, and disease
resistance of genotypes is prerequisite for further bread wheat improvement. Therefore, one
hundred fifty bread wheat genotypes ...
Hot pepper is one of the most important vegetables that serve as the source of income particularly for smallholder farmers in many parts of rural Ethiopia but its production is hindered by biotic and abiotic factors. Among ...
Intercropping of cereals with legumes is an important strategy for the development of
sustainable crop production systems, because of yield advantages, greater yield stability and
lower risks of crop failure that are ...
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the major pulse crops grown in the highlands of Ethiopia buttheir yields are reduced by chocolate spot disease problem. This study was conducted at Simada district in 2021 cropping season ...
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. ...
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is increasingly becoming an important food crop in Ethiopia.
However, the average rice productivity in Ethiopia is estimated at 2.8 t ha
which is much
lower than the world average, 4.6 t ha-
1
...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Characterization and evaluation of landraces is a key step in finding reliable traits. Although the
barley collection in Ethiopia is increasing in number, the accessions collected lack effective
characterization and ...
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 ...
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is the queen of oil crops grown globally due to its nutritional,
industrial and economical values.To increase sesame productivity in our country improved
variety is a mandate for plant breeder.The ...
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 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 ...
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 [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 ...
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 ...