Sesame is cultivated almost in all the tropical and subtropical countries of Asia and Africa. However, the yield of this crop is limited due to the lack of appropriate plant density among others discourage factors. Therefore, the field... more
Sesame is cultivated almost in all the tropical and subtropical countries of Asia and Africa. However, the yield of this crop is limited due to the lack of appropriate plant density among others discourage factors. Therefore, the field study was conducted during the 2018 and 2019 planting season with the objective of evaluating the effect of intra and inter-row spacing on yield and yield attributes of sesame in Weyito, South Omo Zone and Southern Ethiopia. This field study was factorial with three inter-row spacing (30, 40 and 50 cm) and three intra-row spacing (10, 15 and 20 cm) and used randomized complete block design with three replications. Number of primary branches per plant, plant height, number of capsules per plant, thousand seed weight and grain yield data were recorded and subjected to statistical analysis. The results of this study showed that there was a highly significant (p<0.01) difference among the main effect inter and intra-row spacing in number of primary bra...
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Field experiment was conducted during 2015 cropping seasons to evaluate of row intercropping Maize with Common Bean. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with four replications. The results showed that the... more
Field experiment was conducted during 2015 cropping seasons to evaluate of row intercropping Maize with Common Bean. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with four replications. The results showed that the yields of maize and haricot bean from the treatment ( one Maize: two Common bean ,one Maize: one common bean, maize sole and Common bean sole) produced 55.6q/ha:17.2q/ha ,43.3q/ha: 26.4q/ha and61.1q/ha 27.2 q/ha yield ,respectively. Therefore one maize: one Common bean of row intercropping was superior to other intercropped treatments. The LER and MAI indicating the practice of intercropping of one Maize with one Common bean was more advantageous than the conventional monoculture crop. Even if significant yield difference was not observed for sole maize and haricot bean among the treatment, one maize intercrop with two common bean proportion with LER of 1.54 and MAI of 12,609 and one maize mix one Common bean proportion with LER of 1.68 an...
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Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops of the world and is a staple food for about one third of the world's population. Despite the significant area of wheat production in the country, the mean national yield 1.3 t... more
Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops of the world and is a staple food for about one third of the world's population. Despite the significant area of wheat production in the country, the mean national yield 1.3 t ha<sup>-1</sup> is 24% below than mean yield for Africa and 48% below than global mean yield. A field experiment was carried out at Senegal and Selmamer during 2014 cropping season to determine the effects of sowing methods and seed rate on yield of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Treatments were two sowing methods namely row planting and broadcasting with six Seed rate (kg/ha): 125, 150, 175, 200, 225 and 250 kg/ha.The experimental was laid in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with thee replications. The study result depicted that sowing method and seed rate had brought significant effect on the yield of bread wheat. The maximum grain yield of 3.9 t ha<sup>-1</sup> and the minimum 2.7 t ha<sup>-1 </sup>were obtai...
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A field experiment was carried out for two successive cropping seasons in 2017 and 2018 at Shama Bulket, Semen Ari Woreda, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, to determine optimum seed rate and inter-row spacing for food barley production.... more
A field experiment was carried out for two successive cropping seasons in 2017 and 2018 at Shama Bulket, Semen Ari Woreda, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, to determine optimum seed rate and inter-row spacing for food barley production. The experiment involved a factorial combination of three seed rates (80, 100 and 120 kg ha-1) and three inter-row spacing (20, 30 and 40 cm). The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results indicated the treatments had significant effect in all parameters except plant height and spike length. Based on the result of this study, use of 30 cm inter-row spacing and 120 kg ha-1 seed rate is superior in grain yield (4481 kg ha-1) and total biomass (14.6 t ha-1). Therefore, use of 30 cm inter row spacing with seeding rate of 120 kg ha-1 can be recommended for food barley production at Shama Bulket kebele and its vicinity. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 12(1): 34-38, June 2022