Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman is a major food security crop in Southern Ethiopia, where it was originally domesticated and during millennia became pivotal around which an entire farming system has developed. Although its cultivation highly localized, the enset-based provides sustenance to more than 20 million people. Precise ethnobotanical information of intra-specific enset diversity local knowledge on how communities maintain, manage benefit from genetic resources imperative for...

Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is one of the important climate-resilient legume crops for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia believed to harbor high cowpea genetic diversity, but this has not yet been efficiently characterized exploited breeding. The objective study was evaluate extent pattern diversity 357 accestions comprising landraces (87%), breeding lines (11%) released varieties (2%), using single nucleotide polymorphism markers. overall gene...

Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman; Musaceae) is a multipurpose drought-tolerant food security crop with high conservation and improvement concern in Ethiopia, where it supplements the human calorie requirements of around 20 million people. The also has an enormous potential other regions Sub-Saharan Africa, known only as wild plant. Despite its potential, genetic genomic studies supporting breeding programs efforts are very limited. Molecular methods would substantially improve...

The study was conducted in four zones (Sidama, Gedeo, Gamo Goffa and Wolayta) of South Nation Nationalities Peoples Region (SNNPR) with the objective to assess coffee production constraints opportunities at major growing districts (Wereda) region. Two from each zone two peasant associations district were selected for using multistage sampling technique. Total sample sizes 161 households interviewed generate both qualitative quantitative data. Data analyzed by SPSS software descriptive...

Phosphate solubilizing bacteria have multi-dimensional benefits in broad host range interaction, accessing nutrients, phytohormone induction, stress alleviation, biocontrol activity, and eco-friend approach. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PSB isolates coinoculated with compost, bone meal, DAP fertilizer on tomato growth response. Tomato seeds were treated 10 selected separately grown for 20 days seedbed, then transplanted field that was external P-sources enriched by inoculum....

Abstract Amaranths are a promising plant in the family of Amaranthaceae because their nutritional and functional properties, such as high antioxidant content dietary fiber content. However, it's being disregarded for several reasons, ignorance, lack in-depth research, plant's long-term genetic growth Ethiopia, among other factors. In current work, we described diversity 120 amaranth genotypes using qualitative criteria. The experiment, which was configured with an alpha lattice design...

Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) seeds essential oil compositions (EOCs) have been used for their medicinal and aromatic values across the world since ancient times. Studies revealed presence of variability among black genotypes in EOCs. In Ethiopia, few studies conducted to explore by using This study investigated Ethiopian (EBCGs) Seeds 64 N. were this experiment. Composite samples 100 g collected roughly ground from each genotype. The extraction was made hydrodistillation a Clevenger-type...

Ethiopia, being a major center of origin and diversity for durum wheat, possesses highly variable genetic pool with diverse agroecological adaptations. Wheat landraces are an important source variation breeding programs. This study was conducted to the genotypic Ethiopian wheat resources under two contrasting environments namely drought-stressed non-stressed. It carried out on 100 4 local checks using augmented design. Data were collected 13 traits comprising yield components, phenology,...

The genus Amaranthus is one of the few dicotyledonous, non-grass mesophytes that use specialized C4 annuals or short-lived perennials to produce significant amounts edible small-seeded pseudo cereals. In this study, we characterized genetic diversity 120 genotypes amaranths collected from diverse amaranth-growing regions Ethiopia using multivariate analysis yield and yield-related traits. experiments were carried out at Hawassa University, in years 2020 2021. experimental design was set up...

This study was undertaken to evaluate the extent and pattern of genetic diversity for immature pod traits in Ethiopia cowpea landrace collections. Eighty one landraces improved cultivars were tested a 9 x simple lattice design. Analysis variance revealed highly significant (P<0.01) or (p<0.05) differences among genotypes all traits. The first four principal components able explain 81% variation quantitative 76% qualitative grouped into three distinct clusters, first, second third clusters...

Taro (ColocasiaesculentaL. Schott) is a perennial root crop that belongs to Araceace family.It widely cultivated as staple food in Africa, Asia and pacific Islands.Despite its importance, there limited information on many aspects of the crop.In order obtain data can support improved sustainable taro production, field trial was conducted study effects corm size plant population density growth yield (variety Boloso-1) investigated during 2007cropping season.The experiment consisted fivecorm...

Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.) Cogn) is an endemic crop species of Ethiopian origin mainly cultivated for its nutritious tuberous roots and tender leaves. The plays important role in the local diet rural peri-urban communities Western South Ethiopia. Limited molecular marker resources hinder breeding genetic studies improvement, conservation management anchote resources. In this study we aimed to (i) measure diversity C. populations; (ii) describe structure populations across...

Abstract Enset ( Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is a multipurpose, drought-tolerant and key food security crop, which the staple for peoples in south southwestern parts of Ethiopia. In this study, we characterized genetic diversity, population structure selection signatures 226 cultivated 10 wild enset accessions collected from diverse growing regions Ethiopia using 3505 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers obtained double-digest restriction-site associated DNA...