Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia

This study was conducted evaluate the performance of Lablab genotypes across various locations of Ethiopia. Twelve accessions of L. purpureus obtained from ILRI Genebank and a check registered variety from Bako Agricultural Research Center were sown under a 3 × 13 factorial experiment in a randomize...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melkam Aleme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Agriculture
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8068785
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832565787687124992
author Melkam Aleme
author_facet Melkam Aleme
author_sort Melkam Aleme
collection DOAJ
description This study was conducted evaluate the performance of Lablab genotypes across various locations of Ethiopia. Twelve accessions of L. purpureus obtained from ILRI Genebank and a check registered variety from Bako Agricultural Research Center were sown under a 3 × 13 factorial experiment in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) during the rainy season in 2020, across three locations, namely Tepi, Bechi, and Kite sites of South West Ethiopia. The data were collected on the establishment, days to different physiological stages, forage yields, soil properties, and other related parameters. The data were subjected to analysis of variance using the general linear model of SAS and mean comparison via list significance difference test. A significant difference (p≤0.01) was observed across locations for most of the studied agronomic traits. The highest average dry matter (DM) forage yield recorded for T6 (accession 11613), T8 (acc. 10953), T5 (acc. 14417), and T4 (accession 11612) was 10.3, 8.7, 6.8, and 7.4 t/ha-1, respectively. Dry matter forage yield was positively associated and regressed with plant height and leaf-to-stem ratio. Lablab accessions are well adapted to the ecology tested. Lablab could also be produced in these locations without any remarkable disease problems. It is recommended that five top forage producing accessions be advanced for the next step of yield evaluation in standard multilocation. This leads to recommending best lablab accessions to be registered for the Tepi area and other similar agroecologies. Furthermore, recommended varieties should be evaluated through animal performance through feeding trials. Refining the main agronomic practice such as time of sowing, application of fertilizer, harvesting time, identifying best food crop-lablab integration methods, and feeding strategies is also vital to address in the future.
format Article
id doaj-art-6fecbf63814b4411afec9ea752764906
institution Kabale University
issn 2314-7539
language English
publishDate 2022-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Advances in Agriculture
spelling doaj-art-6fecbf63814b4411afec9ea7527649062025-02-03T01:06:35ZengWileyAdvances in Agriculture2314-75392022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8068785Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of EthiopiaMelkam Aleme0Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchThis study was conducted evaluate the performance of Lablab genotypes across various locations of Ethiopia. Twelve accessions of L. purpureus obtained from ILRI Genebank and a check registered variety from Bako Agricultural Research Center were sown under a 3 × 13 factorial experiment in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) during the rainy season in 2020, across three locations, namely Tepi, Bechi, and Kite sites of South West Ethiopia. The data were collected on the establishment, days to different physiological stages, forage yields, soil properties, and other related parameters. The data were subjected to analysis of variance using the general linear model of SAS and mean comparison via list significance difference test. A significant difference (p≤0.01) was observed across locations for most of the studied agronomic traits. The highest average dry matter (DM) forage yield recorded for T6 (accession 11613), T8 (acc. 10953), T5 (acc. 14417), and T4 (accession 11612) was 10.3, 8.7, 6.8, and 7.4 t/ha-1, respectively. Dry matter forage yield was positively associated and regressed with plant height and leaf-to-stem ratio. Lablab accessions are well adapted to the ecology tested. Lablab could also be produced in these locations without any remarkable disease problems. It is recommended that five top forage producing accessions be advanced for the next step of yield evaluation in standard multilocation. This leads to recommending best lablab accessions to be registered for the Tepi area and other similar agroecologies. Furthermore, recommended varieties should be evaluated through animal performance through feeding trials. Refining the main agronomic practice such as time of sowing, application of fertilizer, harvesting time, identifying best food crop-lablab integration methods, and feeding strategies is also vital to address in the future.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8068785
spellingShingle Melkam Aleme
Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia
Advances in Agriculture
title Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia
title_full Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia
title_fullStr Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia
title_short Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia
title_sort performance evaluation of lablab genotypes across various locations of ethiopia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8068785
work_keys_str_mv AT melkamaleme performanceevaluationoflablabgenotypesacrossvariouslocationsofethiopia