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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2024

  • Research Article

    Performance Evaluation and Participatory Variety Selection of Released Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Varieties in West Shewa, Ethiopia

    Wondu Bekele, Yohannes Atinafu, Midekesa Chala

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2024
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: Nov. 23, 2023
    Accepted: Dec. 15, 2023
    Published: Jan. 11, 2024
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    Abstract: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is one of the most important edible and nutritious vegetable crops in the world. In Ethiopia there is a huge market for tomato as it is widely used as fresh and processed forms. The objective of the experiment is to select released tomato varieties with participation of local farmers for specific areas/locatio... Show More
  • Research Article

    Agronomic Performance of Perennial Herbaceous Legume Forage Crops Grown as a Cover Crop Under Coffee Trees in Southwestern Ethiopia

    Tesfa Mossie*, Kasa Biratu, Hilina Yifreda, Getachew Mulatu

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2024
    Pages: 5-10
    Received: Dec. 05, 2023
    Accepted: Dec. 21, 2023
    Published: Jan. 11, 2024
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    Abstract: Farmlands are being developed as a result of the high demand for food crops. The experimental trial was conducted under field conditions at Jimma Agricultural Research center, Agaro and Gera sub centers during the main cropping season of 2018 to 2021. The objective of the study was to assess the growth performance and forage yield of herbaceous for... Show More
  • Research Article

    Screening of Some Biotic and Abiotic Agents for Controlling Maize Late Wilt Disease Caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis

    Abd-Allah Ahmed Aly El-Naggar, Mohamed Abdallah Yassin*

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2024
    Pages: 11-18
    Received: Dec. 07, 2023
    Accepted: Jan. 05, 2024
    Published: Jan. 23, 2024
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    Abstract: Current work was conducted to evaluate 4 biotic and 8 abiotic agents, as seed soaking, against maize late wilt disease caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis. It was performed in vitro and in vivo to achieve satisfied degree of disease control. Obtained results revealed that all tested fungicides in all doses were in vitro effective and completely inhib... Show More