Ethiopia has enormous potential to produce the onions throughout the year both for domestic use and export market. It is also the most cultivated and high market value of vegetable crops in Tigray Northern Ethiopia. However, the productivity of onion is highly constra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4329
In Nigeria, Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp) is an important grain legume which besides being a food crop serves as a major source of income for rural households. The action of pathogens on stored seeds causes huge post-harvest and economic losses to cowpea farmers in Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4330
Hagos Kidane, Berhe Abraha, Mehari Asfaw, Hadush Hagos, Gereziher Tesfay, Tedros Melaku, Gebru Brhane, Zeberhe Teklay, Teklemariam Abadi, Luchia Tekle, Ykaalo Teklay, Tsegay Gebreslassie, Haileslassie Amare & Desalegn Emru·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
Wheat has been considered as one of the strategic food security crops in Ethiopia. A number of research efforts have been done by different research institutions to improve the production and productivity of the crop and as a result a number of wheat production packages has been...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4328
This study was carried out in an experiment in an incubator designed for hydroponic seed germination with tight thermal insulation in the laboratories of the Department of Plant Production Technologies at the Technical College of Agriculture in Mosul, which is affiliated with the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4327
Bayisa Asefa, Berhanu Sime, Demeke Zewdu, Rut Dhuga, Tafesse Solomon, Negash Geleta, Gadisa Alemu, Alemu Dabi, Abebe Delesa, Habtemriam Zegeye & Abebe Getamesay·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
The study was carried out to estimate genetic parameters of 49 bread wheat genotypes and standard check evaluated at Kulumsa and Melkasa using alpha lattice design with two replications. The analysis of variance result showed highly significant differences among the genotypes fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4326
Acacia saligna (A. saligna) is originated from South Western Australia, and it was brought to the Tigray region of Ethiopia in 1972 with the intention of restoring the ecosystem and conserving soil and water. This study aims to evaluate the correlations between tree/shrub diversi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4324
Gadisa Alemu, Abebe Delesa, Ruth Duga, Alemu Dabi, Berhanu Sime, Negash Geleta, Habtemariam Zegaye, Tafesse Solomon, Demeke Zewdu, Abebe Getamesay, Bayisa Asefa, Bekele Geleta, Ayele Badebo & Tilahun Bayisa·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a crucial crop in Ethiopia, and breeders test newly developed elite lines for superiority to existing cultivars to boost national productivity. The study was undertaken during the 2021–22 to 2022–23 cropping seasons at seven environments in o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4325
Bamboo is a plant species that has a range of economic, environmental, and sociocultural importance. Bamboo can be propagated through sexual and asexual propagation methods. Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. This study aims to evaluate different rhizome cu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4322
Central zone of Tigray has potential and poultry stock. However, the productivity in terms of egg and meat is low since the majority of household depends on local chickens and rearing of their chickens through a traditional production practices. Then, the objectives of the pre-ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4323
Gadisa Alemu, Ruth Duga, Berhanu Sime, Alemu Dabi, Abebe Delesa, Negash Geleta, Demeke Zewdu, Cherinet Kasahun, Tafesse Solomon, Habtemariam Zegaye, Abebe Getamesay, Bayisa Asefa & Tamirat Negash·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
Ethiopia's Bread Wheat Breeding Program conducts annual multi-environment yield trials to develop advanced wheat genotypes for Ethiopian wheat cultivation, ensuring a steady supply of new and improved varieties to meet production and marketing challenges. The objective of this re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4321