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Promotion of Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum) Technologies Through Cluster-Based Large Scale Demonstration in Potential Growing Areas of Ethiopia
Truayinet Mekuriaw,
Mohammed Ahmed
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2022
Pages:
1-6
Received:
23 February 2022
Accepted:
6 April 2022
Published:
14 April 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ejb.20221001.11
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Abstract: Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum) is one of the most economically important crops produced predominantly by smallholder farmers in the Gojam, Gonder, Shewa, and Bale zones of Ethiopia. But, the adoption of durum wheat technologies by farmers remains very low, mainly due to the lack of high yielding varieties, along with the high cost of purchasing quality seeds and a national seed system incapable of reaching more areas. This activity is, therefore, conducted with the objectives of creating awareness of and wider access to recently released improved durum wheat technology using a cluster-based Large-Scale Demonstration (LSD) in East Shewa and Bale zones of the Oromia Region, and in the East Gojam Zones of the Amhara Region during the 2019/20 main planting season. The utuba variety was demonstrated along with the full production package. A total of 87 interested farmers have directly participated in four potential producing districts and five technology demonstration clusters established on 64 hectares of land. For this activity, 75 quintals of basic seed was distributed to the participating farmers free of charge on a revolving basis. The yield data and the feedback of the farmers’ on the variety were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics and narration. The observed large scale demonstration yield indicates that an average grain yield of 29.2 q/ha to 38.5 q/ha was recorded. The result further showed a positive and higher yield gap in the large scale technology demonstration clusters over the farmer's practice in all clusters of the farmer’s field. The higher-yield performance of the technology might be due to the use of technology as a package (the high yielding new variety along with all the recommended management practices). Thus, it is important to conclude that the application of the full package technology approach should be taken into consideration when disseminating the technology among farmers. Furthermore, the selected variety (Utuba) should be promoted and scaled up to address more farmers in the target areas and other unaddressed areas with similar agroecology by involving all the concerned stakeholders, including the government sectors, non-governmental organizations, and other private sectors at a different level.
Abstract: Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum) is one of the most economically important crops produced predominantly by smallholder farmers in the Gojam, Gonder, Shewa, and Bale zones of Ethiopia. But, the adoption of durum wheat technologies by farmers remains very low, mainly due to the lack of high yielding varieties, along with the high cost of pu...
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Effect of Various / Different Mulches on Flowering Characters of Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)
Maqsood Ali Wagan,
Hube Ali Magsi,
Tanveer Fatima Miano,
Maria Zulfiqar Ali Abro,
Lareeb Shfique Ahmed,
Tanveer Hussain Teevno,
Farhan Ali Wagan
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2022
Pages:
7-11
Received:
7 April 2022
Accepted:
6 May 2022
Published:
19 May 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ejb.20221001.12
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Abstract: In the present study, a field experiment was conducted to study the Effect of different mulches on flowering characters of marigold. A field experiment was performed in sindh agriculture university tando jam, sindh, Pakistan, during the period from October 2021 to march 2022 to quantify the effect of different mulches on flowering characters of marigold flowers. The experiment turned into specified in randomized block layout and five different mulching treatments viz; control (no mulch), black polyethylene mulch, dry grass, paddy straw, and banana leaves. Plants Height, The longest plant (36.1 cm) were obtained from the T2 (black polythene mulch) respectively. However, the shortest plant (23.20 cm,) was recorded from the T1 (control). Number of Leaves per Plants, The greatest number of leaves per plant was recorded from T2 (52.80) (black polythene mulch) while the minimum number of leaves from the T1 (35.11). Numbers of the Branches/Plant, The greatest number of the branches per plant of marigold (34.88) was obtained from T2 (black polythene mulch). The minimum number of branches per plant of marigold (22.55) was observed from T1 (control). The notably early initiation of flowering (35.00) become located in remedy T2 (black polythene mulch). The delayed initiation of flower bud (49.10) turned into discovered in treatment T1 (manipulate). Notably maximum range of days (50.13) turned into required for initiation of flowering in T1 (manage). The earliness in days to flower initiation beneath black polythene mulching may be because of better boom of flora, as end result of excessive soil temperature and excessive soil moisture which helped in profuse and early initiation of bud and flower underneath black polythene mulching. The significantly lowest variety of days required for 70% flowering (47.04 days) and the longest period of flowering (69.50 days) have been additionally taken from treatment T2 (black polythene mulch). Vegetation inside the T2 (black polythene mulch) treatment had the appreciably highest flower diameter (8.00 cm), highest fresh weight (13.50 g/flower) and dry flower weight (3.00 g/flower).
Abstract: In the present study, a field experiment was conducted to study the Effect of different mulches on flowering characters of marigold. A field experiment was performed in sindh agriculture university tando jam, sindh, Pakistan, during the period from October 2021 to march 2022 to quantify the effect of different mulches on flowering characters of mar...
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Registration of “Welen”, a Newly Released Linseed Variety for Highlands of Ethiopia
Berhanu Sime,
Maeza Tadesse,
Shimels Mebrate
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2022
Pages:
12-15
Received:
3 May 2022
Accepted:
30 May 2022
Published:
8 June 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ejb.20221001.14
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Abstract: Welen (PGRC/E 16033xCI-1652/36), is a common name for the linseed variety developed through hybridization and continuous selections using pedigree method. The national Oil Crops research program objectively works on the development and release of resistance Oil Crops variety for Linseed disease with high grain yield and good quality. Welen produced better seed yield kg/ha than the standard check Furtu. It had medium height brown seed variety, days to heading and days to maturing period of linseed was selected and developed by Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center for Arsi and West Arsi Zones and similar agro-ecologies of linseed growing areas of Ethiopia. Specifically, it was tested at Kulumsa, Bekoji, Asasa and Kofele for two years (2015/16 to 2016/17) and verified in 2017/2018 at 2018/2019 official release. As a result, Welen consistently produced better mean seed and oil yields than the standard check (Furtu) and the local check over two years. The results of the multi-location trials revealed that Welen was superior in seed and oil yields performance across years and locations. Besides, it is stable, best adapted, having large number of capsules per plant, high tillering capacity, thousand seed weight, and oil content, moderately resistant to powdery mildew (Oidium sp.), pasmo (Septoria linicola) and wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lini) diseases.
Abstract: Welen (PGRC/E 16033xCI-1652/36), is a common name for the linseed variety developed through hybridization and continuous selections using pedigree method. The national Oil Crops research program objectively works on the development and release of resistance Oil Crops variety for Linseed disease with high grain yield and good quality. Welen produced...
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