Carrot is the cheap source of carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals and has the potential to tackle... more Carrot is the cheap source of carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals and has the potential to tackle chronic Vitamin A malnutrition in Ethiopia and generate income for resource-poor farmers. However, its productivity was low due to low soil fertility as one of the many constraints. Therefore, this field experiment was conducted to assess the response of Nantes carrot variety to blended NPS and KCl fertilizer rates at Sodo Zuria Woreda. The experiment consisted of four rates of NPS (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/ha1) and four rates of KCl (0, 71, 142 and 213 kg/ha1) fertilizers in factorial arrangement and laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The results of analyses of variance revealed that NPS and KCl fertilizers as well as the interaction effects of the two fertilizers had significant effects on yield components and root yield of the commercial variety except root length, which was not significantly influenced by interaction effects of the two fertilizers. Th...
Sweet potato is commonly grown from small tubers and vegetative by vine cutting is common phenome... more Sweet potato is commonly grown from small tubers and vegetative by vine cutting is common phenomena to get good growth performance of it before planting. A study was conducted to evaluation of the growth performance of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatus L.) by using different types of vine cuttings in 2016 at Wolaita Sodo collage of Agriculture and Department of Horticulture. It was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications and three treatments of vine cutngs of length (25cm) each were used. Data collected on growth parameters were analyzed using SAS version 9.2.The study objective was to find out the best vine cutting type for Awassa variety for production of sweet potato under Wolaita climatic condition. The growth parameters soft wood cuttings was preferable, early and late days of leave initiation (25.21, (11.58) recorded soft wood and hard wood cutting respectively. The investigation indicated that soft wood cutting of sweet potato vines were acceler...
A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/2015 cropping season a site called Humbo Larena,... more A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/2015 cropping season a site called Humbo Larena, Wolaita Zone. Therefore, these research main objectives to evaluate the performance of tomato varieties and select relatively high yielder with acceptable quality. Ten open pollinated tomato varieties were tested along with Melka Sala and Marglob as a standard check in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) in 2014 and 2015 under irrigation. The result indicated that treatments differ significantly both horticultural parameter and yield except days to 50 % flowering across cropping years. Accordingly, Woyno was recorded the highest total yield 41.18 t ha -1 followed by Cochero and Miya 36.24, and 35.33 t ha -1 respectively with statistically non-significant yield difference among them. Therefore, these three varieties are recommended for Humbo Larena and round irrigation command area and similar agro-ecologies.
A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/15 cropping season near Sodo town at a site call... more A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/15 cropping season near Sodo town at a site called Marchare/Kokate Kebele Sodo Zuria Woreda, Wolaita Zone of SNNPRS, to evaluate the effects of clove size and plant density on the clove yield and yield components of garlic (Allium sativum L.). Treatments comprised of three clove sizes levels (1.0-1.49, 1.5-1.99 and 2.0-2.50g) and three plant spacing levels (5 cm, 7.5 cm and 10 cm) which were laid out in factorial arrangement in randomized complete block design with three replications. Tsedaye TT1 variety from Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center was used for the experiment. Data were collected on plant height, leaf number, leaf length, small clove sizes, medium clove sizes and large clove sizes, marketable and unmarketable and total yield (t/ha) The result revealed that the main effects of clove sizes and plant spacing had significant effects on plant height, leaf number, mean clove weight and diameter, total yield, total marketabl...
Carrot is the cheap source of carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals and has the potential to tackle... more Carrot is the cheap source of carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals and has the potential to tackle chronic Vitamin A malnutrition in Ethiopia and generate income for resource-poor farmers. However, its productivity was low due to low soil fertility as one of the many constraints. Therefore, this field experiment was conducted to assess the response of Nantes carrot variety to blended NPS and KCl fertilizer rates at Sodo Zuria Woreda. The experiment consisted of four rates of NPS (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/ha1) and four rates of KCl (0, 71, 142 and 213 kg/ha1) fertilizers in factorial arrangement and laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The results of analyses of variance revealed that NPS and KCl fertilizers as well as the interaction effects of the two fertilizers had significant effects on yield components and root yield of the commercial variety except root length, which was not significantly influenced by interaction effects of the two fertilizers. Th...
Sweet potato is commonly grown from small tubers and vegetative by vine cutting is common phenome... more Sweet potato is commonly grown from small tubers and vegetative by vine cutting is common phenomena to get good growth performance of it before planting. A study was conducted to evaluation of the growth performance of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatus L.) by using different types of vine cuttings in 2016 at Wolaita Sodo collage of Agriculture and Department of Horticulture. It was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications and three treatments of vine cutngs of length (25cm) each were used. Data collected on growth parameters were analyzed using SAS version 9.2.The study objective was to find out the best vine cutting type for Awassa variety for production of sweet potato under Wolaita climatic condition. The growth parameters soft wood cuttings was preferable, early and late days of leave initiation (25.21, (11.58) recorded soft wood and hard wood cutting respectively. The investigation indicated that soft wood cutting of sweet potato vines were acceler...
A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/2015 cropping season a site called Humbo Larena,... more A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/2015 cropping season a site called Humbo Larena, Wolaita Zone. Therefore, these research main objectives to evaluate the performance of tomato varieties and select relatively high yielder with acceptable quality. Ten open pollinated tomato varieties were tested along with Melka Sala and Marglob as a standard check in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) in 2014 and 2015 under irrigation. The result indicated that treatments differ significantly both horticultural parameter and yield except days to 50 % flowering across cropping years. Accordingly, Woyno was recorded the highest total yield 41.18 t ha -1 followed by Cochero and Miya 36.24, and 35.33 t ha -1 respectively with statistically non-significant yield difference among them. Therefore, these three varieties are recommended for Humbo Larena and round irrigation command area and similar agro-ecologies.
A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/15 cropping season near Sodo town at a site call... more A field experiment was conducted during the 2014/15 cropping season near Sodo town at a site called Marchare/Kokate Kebele Sodo Zuria Woreda, Wolaita Zone of SNNPRS, to evaluate the effects of clove size and plant density on the clove yield and yield components of garlic (Allium sativum L.). Treatments comprised of three clove sizes levels (1.0-1.49, 1.5-1.99 and 2.0-2.50g) and three plant spacing levels (5 cm, 7.5 cm and 10 cm) which were laid out in factorial arrangement in randomized complete block design with three replications. Tsedaye TT1 variety from Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center was used for the experiment. Data were collected on plant height, leaf number, leaf length, small clove sizes, medium clove sizes and large clove sizes, marketable and unmarketable and total yield (t/ha) The result revealed that the main effects of clove sizes and plant spacing had significant effects on plant height, leaf number, mean clove weight and diameter, total yield, total marketabl...
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