ASSESSMENTOFAGRONOMICPRACTICESANDQUALITYATTRIBUTESCOFFEE(CoffeaarabicaL.)INMELKABELODISTRICTOFEASTHARARGHE,OROMIA,ETHIOPIA.

Mustefa Mohammed Damana; Prof.Wassu Mohammed; Dr.Abrar Suale

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dc.contributor.author	Mustefa Mohammed Damana
dc.contributor.author	Prof.Wassu Mohammed
dc.contributor.author	Dr.Abrar Suale
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-07T07:41:48Z
dc.date.available	2025-04-07T07:41:48Z
dc.date.issued	2025-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.haramaya.edu.et//hru/handle/123456789/8358
dc.description	86p.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	DespiteEthiopia'srichgeneticdiversityandfavorableclimateforcoffeecultivation,theyieldandqualityofEthiopiancoffeearebelowexpectations,primarilyduetotherelianceontraditionalproductionandagronomicpracticesmethods.Hararghecoffeeimprovementbothforyieldandqualityisvitalforthesustainabilityofitsproductionandfetchespremium pricesinworldmarket,butlimitedinformationongeneticvariabilityandassociationofagronomicpracticesandbeanqualitytraitsofHararghecoffeecollections.Thisstudyaimed toidentifysuitableagronomicpracticestoenhancecoffeequalityattributesintheMelkaBeloDistrictandtoexaminetheimpactofthesepracticesoninherentcoffeequality.Theresearchinvolved Thirtyseven coffee collectionsevaluatedforqualityattributesfrom xii private’sfarmers’fieldsatMelkaBelodistrictin2023/24,andbeanqualitytraitsofcollectionsdeterminedincompleterandomizeddesignwiththreereplicationsatcoffeequalitylaboratoryofJimmaAgriculturalResearchCenter.Theanalysisofvariancerevealedthepresenceofsignificantdifferencesamongcoffeecollectionsforall37deferentagronomicpracticeandbeanqualitytraits.Significantvariationsinbothphysicalandcupcoffeequalitytraitswereobservedduetodifferentagronomicpractices(P≤0.05),withnotableinteractioneffectsbetweentreatments.Specificcoffeesamples(coded21from WayuBoko(85.00%),17and19fromTokumaJalala,(85.00%)and8from FiriKebso(84.00%)demonstratedsuperiorquality,particularlyinphysicalandcupqualityattributes.Thefindingsindicatedthatwell-managedagronomicpracticesresultedincoffeewithgoodbodyandattractiveflavor,whilemoderatemanagementyieldedintermediaryresults.Thequalityofcoffee decreased in a descending orderfrom bettertopooreragronomicmanagement,suggestingtheneedfortailoredpracticesunderspecificconditions.Thestudyconcludesthatsustainableproductionofhigh-qualitycoffeerequirescarefulmanagementofagronomic practices,suitablecoffeetypes,andsiteconditions.Italso recommends furtherresearchtoevaluateanddevelopappropriateagronomicpracticesfordifferentagro-ecologiesandcultivars,aswellastoexplorenichemarketopportunitiesforMalkaBeloandHararghecoffee	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Haramaya University	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Haramaya University	en_US
dc.subject	Agronomicpractices,Cupquality,MelkaBelo,Rawquality	en_US
dc.title	ASSESSMENTOFAGRONOMICPRACTICESANDQUALITYATTRIBUTESCOFFEE(CoffeaarabicaL.)INMELKABELODISTRICTOFEASTHARARGHE,OROMIA,ETHIOPIA.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US