ARJASR

ISSN: 2360-7874

 Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Vol. 7(6), pp. 307-311, September 2019
DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2019.026
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ISSN: 2360-7874
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Research

Adaptability Evaluation of Released Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] Varieties at Southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

^1*Esuyawkal Demis ²Girma Degife ³Gobezayehu Haftu

¹²³Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Mehoni Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 47, Mehoni, Ethiopia

*Corresponding author: esuyawkaldemis@gmail.com, Phone no. +251918659847

Accepted 13 April 2019

Tef is endemic to Ethiopia and has been widely cultivated in the country for centuries and it adapts to a wide range of ecological conditions. A field experiment was conducted during 2017 and 2018 main cropping seasons using a randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate adaptability of eight tef varieties under rain-fed conditions at Endamehoni districts, Southern Tigray, northern part of Ethiopia. Data was collected on various characters and subjected to analysis of variance. The result of combined analysis of variance over years showed that varieties were significantly different for days to heading, days to maturity, plant height, panicle length, stand percent, shoot biomass and grain yield. However, the difference for year by variety interaction was non-significant on panicle length and shoot biomass. From the tested varieties, Flagot showed early maturing and better performance for most of the studied characters including grain yield. The highest grain yield (2.175 t/ha) was recorded for Flagot followed by Tesfa (1.561 t/ha). Therefore, it could be concluded that variety Flagot could be recommended for the study areas and similar agro ecologies.    

Keywords:  Eragrostis tef, Grain yield, Tef, Varieties 
 

How to cite this article (APA Style): Esuyawkal, D., Girma, D., Gobezayehu, H. (2019). Adaptability Evaluation of Released Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] Varieties at Southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 7(6): 307-311