The national average yield of rice is low which is mainly attributed to shortage of improved varieties. The present study consists of 36 rice genotypes that were evaluated at two locations, namely Fogera and Pawe with ...

Twenty one bread wheat (Triticum aestivum. L) varieties were evaluated for ten quantitative traits in RCBD at two locations, Holeta and Ginchi. The overall objective was to study the extent of genetic variation and ...

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L).Moench] is the leading crop in the arid and semiarid tropics, where drought significantly affects crop production. The use of improved cultivar, in particular hybrid, was found to be the major ...

Abstract: Hot pepper is a national spice and vegetable of Ethiopia grown in both wet and dry seasons and fetches larger profit when cultivated during the dry season. The yield of the crop in the dry season is limited by ...

Thirty six tomato genotypes obtained from Melkassa Agricultural Research Center were tested at Humera, Northern Ethiopia, in 2010/11. A 6 x6 simple lattice design was used to estimate the extent of genetic variability, ...

Postharvest losses in tomatoes are not only quantitative but also qualitative losses which directly can have a negative impact on consumer’s preference, nutritional quality and income of producers. Therefore, it is ...

‘Unicon’ cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most highly perishable horticultural crops due to its high water content and respiration rate. This study was carried out to assess the effect of continuous ...

A field experiment was conducted at two locations under Jimma condition, to investigate the performance of different varieties of hot pepper for growth, dry pod yield and quality, thereby, to recommend best adapting and ...

A glasshouse experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Paecilomyces lilacinus on the reproduction of root-knot nematode and on the growth of tomato. Data on the plant growth, leaf area, yield characteristics, root-knot ...