West Showa Zone is a major producer of chickpeas in Oromia Regional State and in the
country. The farmers used seeds from different seed sources and seed rates, but limited
information is available on the quality of seeds ...
Soybean [Glycine max (L) Merrill] is one of the important legume crops produced in eastern wollega Ethiopia. This study was conducted to evaluate effects of farmers’ seed management, source and period of storage on seed ...
Wheat is a food security crop and seed supply of improved varieties has given attention to boost production and ensure food sovereignty in Ethiopia. The seed suppliers focused on ensuring the physical purity and germination ...
Maize parental lines are the basis for large-scale hybrid maize seed producers.
Identification of the appropriate nicking time for maize hybrids is useful information to
maximize seed production per unit area. Field ...
Maize parental lines are the basis for large-scale hybrid maize seed producers. Identification of the appropriate nicking time for maize hybrids is useful information to maximize seed production per unit area. Field trials ...
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop produced in eastern Ethiopia. Limited availability of farmers preferred varieties and the effect of location affect wheat production and productivity. The study was ...
Maize parental lines are the basis for large-scale hybrid maize seed producers. Identification of the appropriate nicking time for maize hybrids is useful information to maximize seed production per unit area. Field trials ...
Bread wheat is one of the most important cereal crops of the world and staple food for about one third of the world’s population and is a major cereal crop in Ethiopia. One of the major challenges for improving food security ...
The productivity of field pea is low in Ethiopia though the crop has high demand for both local and export markets. The low productivity mainly due to the un availability of quality seed supply system for limited number ...
Seeds are stored from harvest to the next growing season or more due to many reasons. Since quality seed with high germination and high vigor is a pre-requisite for high productivity and profitability, the storage time and ...
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important foods and oil crop. However, the
production and productivity of the crop are constrained by various factors, which include low
seed quality and fungal diseases. ...
Chickpea is one of the major pulse crops grown in Kobo district of North Wollo mainly by subsistence farmers usually under rain fed conditions, however, the yield of the crop is low due to several constraints of which lack ...
The influence of variety and seed size on faba bean seed quality, crop phenology, seed yield and seed yield components in the first experiment, and the effect of these two factors and pod bearing zone (PBZ) on seed quality ...
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is produced in eastern Hararghe both under sole crop and intercrop systems mainly from farm save seeds. Limited information is available on the effect of seed storage period and plant ...
Rice is an important crop in Maitsebri area in Tigray region but the productivity of the crop constrained by lack of appropriate agronomic practices including seed rate and also lack of nitrogen fertilizer in the region. ...
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of seed priming on seed germination and genetic variations among korerima genotypes. Twenty five korerima genotypes were evaluated for agro morphology characters and seed ...