Participatory Variety Selection of Faba Bean Varieties Based on Farmers Preferences for Producing Areas of South Wollo, Ethiopia

Autor: Awol Mohammed, Ali Endris, Abere Haile, Admase Kassaw
Rok vydání: 2022
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7368666
Popis: Major production constraints of faba bean are lack of improved high yielding, abiotic and diseases stress tolerant varieties. Due to these most of farmers are using their local variety which is very susceptible for diseases and abiotic stress. Therefore; the objective of this experiment was to evaluate and recommend the best faba bean variety in terms of high yielder and farmers’ preference. The study was conducted in south Wollo zone at Jamma, Woreilu and Legehida on research station and farmers’ site 2020/21. The design was RCBD with three replications by using seven released varieties and local. The trial executed as Mother (three replications) and Baby (a single replication) trial form. Farmers evaluated and selected the varieties depending on their criteria from the baby trial. The criteria were seed size, pod number, tillers and disease free. The result of variance showed significant difference (P
Databáze: OpenAIRE