Participatory Varietal Selection Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor L. Meonch</i>) for Mid-Land Areas of East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Zeleke Legesse; Jifara Gudeta; Fikadu Tadesse; Alemayehu Biri; Hussein Abro; Birhanu Diribsa

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Participatory Varietal Selection Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Meonch) for Mid-Land Areas of East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Zeleke Legesse, Jifara Gudeta, Fikadu Tadesse, Alemayehu Biri, Hussein Abro, Birhanu Diribsa

Published in Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 5)

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Participatory varietal selection (PVS), which was used on sorghum in the East Hararghe, Ethiopia, has demonstrated success in identifying a greater number of farmer-preferred varieties in less time. The study's goals were to assess and choose improved sorghum varieties based on agronomic, yield, and yield parameter performance as well as farmer preferences. Eleven (11) Sorghum varieties including one local check were evaluated in RCBD with three replications at Meta and Kurfa Chale districts of East Hararghe zone in 2018, 2019 and 2020 main cropping season. According to their preferences and selection criteria, such as early maturity, bird damage, plant biomass, grain color and size, disease resistance, head size, and predicted yield, farmers were asked to rank the first five improved varieties out of 10 and one local varieties. Farmers thus favored the sorghum cultivars Adele, Dibaba, Gemedi, Chiro, Dano, and local check respectively. Days to flowering, Days to maturity, plant height, grain yield, and disease score were all recorded. The combined analysis' findings showed that the examined types differed significantly in all of the attributes. Therefore, Adele (42.74 Qt ha^-1) produced the maximum yield, followed by Dibaba (40.45 Qt ha^-1), Gemedi (40.09 Qt ha^-1), and Dano (35.62 Qt ha^-1), whereas Muyra-2 (30.36 Qt ha^-1), and Jiru (31.55 Qt ha^-1), respectively, produced the lowest yields. The results also revealed that farmers’ preferences in most cases coincide with the researchers’ selection. Based on the result of analyzed data and the farmers’ preference, the first three sorghum varieties namely; Adele, Dibaba and Gemedi were recommended for the farmers of the study area and similar agro-ecologies of East Hararghe mid altitude and similar agro-ecologies. Therefore, the selected varieties would be multiplied and distributed to the farmers in order to improve adoption and varietal diversity.

Published in	Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.jps.20231105.12
Page(s)	155-159
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Sorghum, Selection Criteria, Varieties, Farmers’

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Zeleke Legesse

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Center, Harar, Ethiopia
Jifara Gudeta

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Center, Harar, Ethiopia
Fikadu Tadesse

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Center, Harar, Ethiopia
Alemayehu Biri

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fiche Agricultural Research Center, Fiche, Ethiopia
Hussein Abro

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Center, Harar, Ethiopia
Birhanu Diribsa

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Center, Harar, Ethiopia

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T1  - Participatory Varietal Selection Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Meonch) for Mid-Land Areas of East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia
AU  - Zeleke Legesse
AU  - Jifara Gudeta
AU  - Fikadu Tadesse
AU  - Alemayehu Biri
AU  - Hussein Abro
AU  - Birhanu Diribsa
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PY  - 2023
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IS  - 5
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