The amount of diversity of a crop species at farmers’ level is usually measured by the number
of distinct landraces or farmers’ varieties. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to
assess on-farm diversity, preference ...
Yasin Abas; Zekeria Yusuf (PhD); Alok Kumar (PhD)(Haramaya University, 2023-12)
The traditional method of pomegranate plant propagation does not ensure disease-free
development of plants and is time-consuming and labor-intensive process. A large numbers of
cuttings do not survive during plantation. ...
Coffee is the most important agricultural commodity, which stands second next to oil in terms
of international trading in the global market. Crop genetic resources have an important
potential value in future breeding ...
TEKALIGN BEYENE SHONE; Zekeria Yusuf (PhD); Endale Teju (PhD)(Haramaya University, 2024-02)
Currently, DNA extraction using magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) has gained significant
consideration due to their simple manipulation, cost effectiveness and less time consumption.
Although magnetic separation has been ...
Bona Abdella; Zekaria Yusuf (PhD); Yohannes Petros (PhD)(Haramaya University, 2022-03)
Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is the fourth most important fruit crop in the world. Apple has wider consumer acceptability in Ethiopia both as a fresh table fruit and value added processed products. The present study ...
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a mulit important legumes in Ethiopia; however, despite of all
the multi benefits of chickpea, its productivity has remained low in Ethiopian agriculture than
the attainable yield (5 ...
Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] varieties can be distinguished by their flesh and
skin colors (white, yellow, orange, and purple). Loss of crop diversity is a particular concern
in centers of origin and secondary ...