Agrotechnology

Sirinka Agricultural Research Center, P. O.Box 74, Woldia, Ethiopia

Biography

Abay Desale was completed his education from Evaluation of Desi Type Chickpea Varieties for Adapting under Irrigation at Kobo, Ethiopia, Sirinka Agricultural Research Center, P. O.Box 74, Woldia, Ethiopia


 

Publications

• Research   
  Evaluation of Desi Type Chickpea Varieties for Adapting under Irrigation at Kobo, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Awol Mohammed*, Sisay Bisetegn, Abebe Misganaw, Abay Desale and Tadesse Alemnew
  
  The experiments were conducted during 2018 – 2019 irrigation cropping season to evaluate adaptability and yield performance of desi type chickpea varieties with the involvement of farmers based on their preferences. Ten improved varieties together with the local as (check) were laid out in RCB design with three replications for the mother trial and the baby trial which was used for farmers’ preference selections. Data on days to maturity, Number of pods per plant, Number of seeds per pod, Number of branches, Plant height, biomass, hundred seed weight, grain yield and disease data were collected and analyzed. The farmers evaluated and selected the varieties depending on their criteria's from the baby trial. The criteria’s were grain productivity, earliness, seed color, seed size and free from any diseases. Farmers’ selection was analyzed by Pair Wise and Matrix .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9881.20.9.200

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