Abstract
The experiments were conducted on station and on farm in three districts of Wolayta and Hadiya Zones, south region, Ethiopia, to evaluate the adaptation and yield, assess farmer’s preferences of desi chick pea varieties to this agro ecological Zones during 2004/05 Meher Season. Data on plant height, hundred seed weight, pod per plant, days to flowering, days to maturity and grain yield were recorded. Five released varieties namely worku, Akaki, Mariye, Dubie, Dz-10-11 and local checks of respective locations were planted on 4.8m2 plots at spacing of 30cm*10cm. The trials were laid in randomized complete block design with three replications. Twelve farmers from three districts at four villages’ three farmers at each village were participated in conducting on farm trials with each farmer as a replicate. There were significant differences among varieties for grain yield and some of traits. The varieties Akaki and worku were superior yielded overall to the standard and local check across villages ’and on stations. Thus, Akaki and worku out yielded other varieties and had average yields of 1440.95 kg/ha and 1434.75kg/ha at on station and similar trends on farm. The combined statistical analysis and farmers assessments revealed Akaki and worku out yielding other varieties which were also selected by farmers and researchers as the most preferred varieties’. It is therefore recommended that worku and Akaki which had higher yields be promoted for cultivation in the selected districts of south Ethiopia.
Highlights
Chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) is the second most important pulse crop with 11.2 million cultivated areas in the world (Anonmyous, 2006)
The experiments were conducted on station and on farm in three districts of Wolayta and Hadiya Zones, south region, Ethiopia, to evaluate the adaptation and yield, assess farmer’s preferences of desi chick pea varieties to this agro ecological Zones during 2004/05 Meher Season
In the present study show the yield advantage of 9.24 % was recorded (Table 3) between on-station and on-farm environments clearly indicates the inconsistent yields obtained by most farmers in Ethiopia
Summary
Chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) is the second most important pulse crop with 11.2 million cultivated areas in the world (Anonmyous, 2006). It is a cool-season annual pulse crop that is grown in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of the world (Muehlbauer and Tulu, 1997). Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is Ethiopia’s most important pulse crop widely grown in highland and semi-highland regions of the country mainly on clay soil. It was grown on an area of 200,066.05 hectares of land annually with a production of 2,538,713.21 qt in Ethiopia (CSA, 2006/7). Similar to other pulse crops it is a good rotational crop and improves soil fertility
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