Abstract
Fourteen black cumin genotypes were evaluated against standard checks for two consecutive years during 2018 to 2019 at Sinana, Goro and Gindhir to investigate high yielder and stable black cumin varieties. The mean total seed yield of genotypes across environment ranged from 24.54 to 16.07 Qt ha-1. The highest total seed yield was recorded from genotypes 242826-2 followed by 242826-2 (24.54 and 23.32 Qt ha-1) while the lowest total seed yield was obtained from local checks. These two genotypes have yield advantage of 22.41 and 14.96% over standard check Derbera. Based on their performance across location over standard checks these two genotypes will be promoted for variety verification for Bale mid altitude and similar agro ecologies.
 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(2): 35-37, December 2020
Highlights
Black cumin, Nigella sativa L. is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Ranunculacea (Hammo, 2008)
The highest number of capsule per plant (10.72), biomass (63.94 t ha-1) and primary branch (4.67) were recorded from genotypes 242826-2 followed by genotype 205167-2
Similar findings were reported previously by Girma et al (2016) and Fufa (2016) who indicated black cumin seed yield is positively correlated with plant height, number of capsules per plant, number of primary branches per plant, and number of seeds per capsule
Summary
Nigella sativa L. is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Ranunculacea (Hammo, 2008). Due to increased demand of black cumin seed for local consumption and other importance, such as oil and oleoresin for medicinal purposes, its export market, its potentiality in crop diversification, income generation and its importance to reduce the risk of crop failure and others made black cumin as a best alternative crop under Bale mid altitudes. Developing an improved variety, after screening of lines/accessions with desirable traits, of these crops is one of the immediate measures to be taken. This activity was initiated to evaluate and identify the genotypes of black cumin that are high yielding and tolerant to major disease in mid attitudes of Bale, southeastern Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation & Technology An open access article under
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