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This paper sought to analyze pros and cons of the current e-commerce and agriculture digitization... more This paper sought to analyze pros and cons of the current e-commerce and agriculture digitization in Rwanda and how rural development benefits from them. Since the country emerge in social and economic transformation, ICT has been a prominent tool to inject a rapid Economic growth among Rwanda’s citizens. Agriculture digitization has been successfully implemented, different national and international organization sponsored this ultimate initiative, Rwanda become one of the fewest African country with an electronic world trade platform in Africa. Though a promising progress is noticeable, the researcher found some barrier towards a successful migration from a longstanding model towards an advanced and ultramodern agriculture’s e-commerce and digitization platform.

International Journal of Botany and Horticulture Research

Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is one of the most prominent industrial oilseed crops cultivated... more Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is one of the most prominent industrial oilseed crops cultivated for both seed and fiber. Lack of stable genotypes across the linseed production area is one of the problems. Thirteen linseed genotypes were planted in randomized complete block design with three replications at six linseed major growing agro-ecologies of North, central and Southeastern Ethiopia (Werabe, D\Markos, Welkite, Holeta, Kulumsa and Adiet) in 2021/2022 cropping season. With the objectives of determining the effects of GEI, on oil yield of linseed and identifying better performing and well adapted linseed genotypes than the control variety, and to prepare for registration and release of selected high oil yielding genotypes in the different linseed agro-environment conditions of Ethiopia. The oil yield subjected to the combined analysis of variance showed a highly significant (p<0.01) effect of genotype, location, and genotype x location interactions (GLI). Similarly the comb...

The nature of gene action governing the expression of various traits is very helpful in formulati... more The nature of gene action governing the expression of various traits is very helpful in formulating an effective and sound breeding program. The objective of the present study was to determine the type and magnitude of gene action in sesame using generation means analysis to provide a basis for an evaluation of selection methods for the improvement of sesame. The six basic generations parent 1(P1), parent 2 (P2), hybrid (F1), F2, back cross 1(BC1) and back cross (BC2) of five crosses such as cross-1 (EW002 x BG006), cross-2 (Dicho x EW006), cross-3 (EW002 x Dicho), cross-4 (Obsa x Dicho) and cross-5 (EW002 x Obsa) were planted in 2012 and 2013 at Uke trial site of Bako Agricultural Research Center in a randomized complete block design, with three replications. The combined analysis of variance indicated highly significant differences among generations for all the traits in all crosses. Simple additive-dominance model exhibited lack of good fit for all the characters studied in all the crosses, except days to maturity in cross 2. The result of the generation means analysis showed that days to flowering, plant height, branches per plant, and capsules per plant and yield per plant were found to be under the control of additive and non-additive gene effects, coupled with duplicate type of epitasis. Biparental mating followed by selection of desired recombinants from the segregating population is the most applicable breeding methodology for traits under the influence of duplicate type of epitasis. Complementary type of epitasis was only observed for plant height in cross 1 and capsules per plant in cross 3, which appeared to be desirable and would be helpful in further improvement of these traits.

A field experiment was conducted at Harato and Gitilo sites during the 2019/20 and 2020/21 years.... more A field experiment was conducted at Harato and Gitilo sites during the 2019/20 and 2020/21 years. This study aimed to determine the effects of sowing dates on seed yield attributes of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) varieties and to identify the effect of linseed varieties on growth and yield attributes at both sites and seasons. The three varieties and one local cultivar of linseed were sown on June 1st, 10th, 20th, and 30th in both sites and seasons. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design, with three replications. Yield attributes were collected and analyzed by using SAS software (9.4 versions). The yield components of dry biomass and seed yield were significantly influenced by the interaction effect of sowing and linseed varieties. The highest seed yields were obtained from June 1st and 10th sowing on Kuma, Berene, and Belay varieties at both sites and seasons. Minimum seed yield was recorded from local cultivars at late sowing dates. The improved varieties were better in responding to early sowing dates, which might imply their greater resource use efficiency than the local cultivar. In general, this study has shown that sowing linseed in early June at both sites was the optimum time, and future research might look into what happens if sowing a few days before June first.

ISBN, 2008

Crop production is the mainstay of rural Ethiopians, including the mountainous landscape of Gales... more Crop production is the mainstay of rural Ethiopians, including the mountainous landscape of Galessa. Its outputs have been very low, due to various biophysical and socioeconomic setbacks with limited diversity of crops and cropping systems. Factors like low soil fertility, frost and other climatic hazards constrain the productivity of few traditional crops, such as barley and potato. In such mountainous and degraded areas, the systems of crop production are complex and more prone to risk. Consequently, some efforts are underway to improve the incomes and livelihoods of smallholder farmers through the diversification of crops that are suitable for effective integration of soil, nutrients, feeds and livestock management system, with better marketing opportunities. Diverse crops (potato, barley, linseed, triticale, legumes and forage crops) can thus bring various benefits to Galessa farmers in view of the integrated management of watersheds and landscape niches to meet multiple needs of the stakeholders. By doing so, more uptakes of improved technologies, increased productivity, incomes and livelihoods of smallscale farmers can be expected. Approaches would be possible for scaling out and up of outputs, and thus empowering smallholders for meaningful impacts from research and development efforts on the integrated management of crops, soil nutrients and livestock system. To this effect, the research for development efforts and/or approaches needs to focus on strong scientific and action-oriented activities. In this paper, attempts are made to discuss these and other related issues, which are required to support the livelihoods of farmers living under such difficult environments in a sustainable manner.

East African Journal of Sciences, Jun 1, 2015

Abstract: As sesame is a short day plant and sensitive to light, heat, and moisture stress the yi... more Abstract: As sesame is a short day plant and sensitive to light, heat, and moisture stress the yield is not stable. The selection of stable genotypes that interact less with the varying environment in which they are to be grown is required. The extent of genotype by environment interaction indicates the likelihood of adaptation of a given genotype to a particular agro-ecology and helps to design a breeding strategy for developing varieties suitable for cultivation in a target area. The objective of the study was to assess the significance and magnitude of GEI effect on sesame seed yield and to evaluate the efficiency of the combined use of AMMI and GGE techniques to study GEI. The treatment consisted of ten sesame genotypes grown in four locations (Angar, Uke, Wama and Bako) in western Ethiopia during the 2011 and 2012 main cropping seasons (June to October). The experiment was laid out as a randomized complete block design with three replications. The seed yield data were analysed using additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) and the genotype and genotype x environment interaction effect (GGE) biplot. The AMMI analysis showed that environment, genotype, and genotype by environment interaction significantly (P < 0.01) influenced seed yield. Both AMMI stability value and the GGE–biplot indicated that EW002 (G1) and BG006 (G2) were the most stable genotypes with high seed yields. The result showed that Uke could be used as the best test location for sesame yield trial in the future. The GGE-biplot model showed that eight environments used for the study belong to three different environments. Four genotypes viz. EW002 (G1), BG006 (G2), Obsa (G8) and Dicho (G9) were identified as desirable. In conclusion, the results of the study revealed that EW002 and BG006 are the best genotypes for high seed yield and stability, and could be recommended for production in western Ethiopia. Both AMMI and GGE-biplot produced similar results, suggesting that either of the two can be used at a time. Keywords: AMMI; GGE-biplot; Seed yield; Sesamum indicum L . Stability; Test environment

East African Journal of Sciences, Mar 31, 2010

A field experiment was conducted at Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center in order to estimate the... more A field experiment was conducted at Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center in order to estimate the extent of genetic variation in Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun). In this study, genetic diversity in 60 Ethiopian mustard genotypes, collected from 16 regions of Ethiopia, were assessed using the techniques of cluster and principal component analyses based on 16 traits. All traits were significantly (P < 0.01) different and the genotypes were grouped into seven clusters. The largest and the smallest clusters comprised about 28.3 and 1.7%, respectively, of the studied genotypes. Genotypes in clusters II and VII showed better performance for the majority of traits of interest: seed yield/plot, seed yield/plant, biomass/plot, biomass/plant, plant height, number of pods/plant, 1000 seeds' weight and oil content. The clustering pattern of the tested genotypes indicated no relationships between genetic diversity and geographic origins since genotypes from the same origin were grouped into different clusters or vice versa. The average inter-cluster distances were significant for all clusters. The D 2 statistics analysis showed that the distance between clusters IV and V was minimum (D 2 = 22.085) while distance between clusters VI and VII was maximum (D 2 = 1239.00), suggesting the existence of diversity among the genotypes, and hence, parental materials can be selected and used for hybridization and subsequent improvement of Ethiopian mustard. Maximum variations in subsequent generations is expected if there is crossing of parents selected from clusters II and VII with those from clusters III, IV, and VI since the intercluster distances between these groups were large. On the other hand, crossing between clusters I, IV and V; I and II, and III and IV might not produce desirable recombinants since the inter-cluster distance between these groups was very small, indicating similarity of their genetic make-up. The first six principal components accounted for 92% of the total variations encountered. The first three principal components accounted for 36, 22 and 19% of the variations, respectively. Days to flowering, days to maturity, seed yield/plot, oil yield/plot and biomass/plot were the most important traits contributing to the total variation of the first principal component, implying the existence of great potential to improve these traits through selection.

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Sinet, Ethiopian Journal of Science, Feb 16, 2005

A field experiment was carried out to study the pattern, rate and duration of seed dry weight (SD... more A field experiment was carried out to study the pattern, rate and duration of seed dry weight (SDW) and oil accumulation in two improved noug varieties during 1995 and 1996. Seeds from uniformly flowered heads were harvested manually seven days after anthesis initiation (DAAI) and continued for 60 days with four days interval. Thousand seed weight and percent oil content were determined for each harvest. The study shows that the extended reproductive period in noug could be well shortened by selecting plants with determinate or semi-determinate growth habit without affecting seed and oil yield. Plants with determinate or semi-determinate growth habit are, hence, morphological ideotypes to look for in noug improvement.

Journal of Crop Improvement, May 31, 2022

Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Nov 30, 2014

The genus Capsicum presents a wide genetic variability. The most common way to determine this var... more The genus Capsicum presents a wide genetic variability. The most common way to determine this variability has been based upon morphological descriptors. We studied the genetic divergence among populations of ornamental pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) using two different multivariate techniques: Cluster analysis and canonical discriminant variables. The analyses enabled us to determine the morphological descriptors that contributed most to the genetic divergence. The study was carried out in a greenhouse in the Northeastern Brazil, in two years: 2013 and 2014. The experimental design was the completely randomized design, considering two crossed factors: Population and years. Thirteen populations of ornamental pepper were evaluated based on sixteen plant descriptors, six flower descriptors and ten fruit descriptors; eight F 3 populations, resulting from crossing the accessions 134 (P-9) and 77.1 (P-10), and five additional control populations: P-9, P-10, P-11, P-12 and P-13. There was an agreement between the two multivariate techniques in terms of distance between populations. Fruit descriptors contributed most to the genetic divergence, separating the populations used as control (P-11, P-12 and P-13) from the others. This separation is due to the uniformity of these populations in terms of fruit size and weight.

East African Journal of Sciences, 2014

Information on phenotypic stability is useful for the selection of crop varieties as well as for ... more Information on phenotypic stability is useful for the selection of crop varieties as well as for designing appropriate breeding strategies. The present study was designed to determine the stability of sesame genotypes for seed yield and to elucidate interrelationships among the stability parameters and their associations with mean seed yield. Ten sesame genotypes were tested in four locations in 2011 and 2012 crop seasons using a randomized block design, with three replications. Nine statistical methods were used to determine seed yield stability of the sesame genotypes. The results of the various statistical analyses showed significant variations in seed yield due to genotype, location, and genotype x location interaction. Mean and cultivar superiority performance (Pi) showed high correlation with yield. Cultivar superiority measure (Pi) was significantly associated with S1 and S2. The positive correlation between Wricke and Shukla was perfect and the two procedures are equivalent for ranking purposes. Hence, either Wricke or Shukla can be used. Nassar & Hühn's absolute rank difference (S1) and variance of ranks (S2) were correlated positively and highly significantly (r = 0.99 **), hence either of them can be used. The correlations among the stability parameters S 2 di, Wi, 2 i, ASV, S1 and S2 were positive and significant. Two genotypes, viz., EW002 and BG006, have been identified as stable with high mean seed yield and could be recommended for western Ethiopia. It could be concluded that both seed yield and stability should be considered simultaneously to exploit the useful effect of G x E interaction and using non-parametric stability measurements as an alternative to parametric stability measurements is important.

Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013

Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is important to the Ethiopian farmers in terms of its various ho... more Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is important to the Ethiopian farmers in terms of its various home uses generating potential in both domestic and foreign markets. One of the major linseed production constraints in the country is the lack of high yielding and high oil content varieties. This experiment was conducted at Hossaina, Kokate, Dida-Midore and Holeta to assess the genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) among the varieties for yield and oil content. The experiment was carried out using nine released out and three pipeline varieties with a local cultivar. The analysis of variance of AMMI exhibited a very highly significant (P ≤ 0.001) variation due to varieties and locations for grain yield, oil content and oil yield, but GEI was significant for oil content and oil yield and not for grain yield indicating that the stability of the genotypes over the range of locations tested. The genotypes CI-1652, Tolle, Kassa-2, CI-1525, Jeldu, and Kulumsa-1 for oil content and the genotypes Kassa-2, Jeldu and CI-1525 for oil yield formed the first adaptive group with high mean and IPCA1 closer to zero IPCA1 indicating that they were the most stable and had wider adaptability across the studied environments. The AMMI selections for oil content and yield per environment included Kassa-2 in all the four locations;

Journal of Plant Sciences, Apr 18, 2014

The knowledge of Ethiopian mustard improvement for a targeted character can be achieved by indire... more The knowledge of Ethiopian mustard improvement for a targeted character can be achieved by indirect selection via other characters that are more heritable and easy to select. This selection strategy requires understanding the interrelationship of the characters among themselves and with the target character. The degree of association between two characters is measured by the correlation coefficient. Correlation is, therefore, helpful in determining the component characters of a complex trait, like yield. The present study was undertaken to determine nature of association of agronomic traits of thirty six Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata) genotypes which were evaluated Adet Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia. The experiment was laid out in simple lattice design with two replications. The correlation and path coefficient analysis were conducted for 15 and five traits respectively at phenotypic and genotypic levels. Seed yield per plot was positively correlated with oil yield, biomass, plant height, days to maturity, grain-filling period, and secondary branches per plant and 1000seed weight at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. However, it was negatively correlated with days to flowering, number of pod per plant, number of seeds per pod and pod length at phenotypic level and, with primary branches per plant and harvest index at genotypic level, and oil content negatively correlated with at both levels. Phenotypic and genotypic path coefficient analysis of harvest index had exerted positive direct effect on seed yield. Grain filling period and harvest index had exerted positive direct effect on oil content at genotypic level. Day to maturity, grain filling period, secondary branches per plant, harvest index and seed yield seed yield per plot had exerted negative effect on oil content at phenotypic level.

Journal of experimental agriculture international, Oct 27, 2018

Aims: The use of multivariate techniques is an important strategy for germplasm classification an... more Aims: The use of multivariate techniques is an important strategy for germplasm classification and study of genetic relationships among genotypes. This study was designed to evaluate using multivariate analysis the genetic divergence among 112 garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) genotypes collected from different Administrative Zones of Ethiopia. Methodology: The experiment was conducted at Haramaya University Research Site and Kulumsa farmer field. Twelve agro-morphological traits were evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with two replications. Region-wise analyses of variance, principal component and cluster analyses were applied.

Journal of Plant breeding and Crop Science, Oct 31, 2018

The improvement for a trait of interest can be achieved by both direct and indirect selection of ... more The improvement for a trait of interest can be achieved by both direct and indirect selection of characters that are more heritable and easy to select. The aim of this study was to determine the degree and nature of associations among seed yield and seed quality related characters. One hundred eight garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) genotypes were evaluated for their yield and seed quality related traits using a Randomized Complete Block Design with two replications at Raare of Haramaya University Research Site (HRS) and Kulumsa farmer field (KFF), Ethiopia during Meher season in 2014/2015. Correlation and path coefficient analysis were carried out to study the character association and contribution, respectively, for fourteen agro-morphological and seed quality traits. Character association analysis among yield and yield contributing characters revealed that most genotypic correlation coefficients were higher than the respective phenotypic correlation coefficients. Both phenotypic and genotypic correlations revealed that the majority of examined traits had highly significant positive correlation except for oil content and oleoresin content. Genotypic path coefficient analysis of harvest index, biomass per plant and grain yield per plant had exerted positive direct effect on grain yield per plot. Hence, the improvement in grain yield is efficient, if the selection is based on biomass per plant, grain yield per plant and harvest index at both locations.

Journal of plant breeding and genetics, 2014

Understanding the genetic diversity of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is important for the cont... more Understanding the genetic diversity of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is important for the continued improvement of this crop as well as for its development in the agricultural system. Therefore, to generate adequate information on genetic diversity of linseed, 49 sample accessions collected from five regions of Ethiopia along with 15 cultivars were used in this study with the objectives of investigating the morphological diversity between and within germplasm. Experiment was conducted at Sinana Agricultural Research Center, South Eastern Ethiopia. Treatments were arranged in 8 x 8 simple lattice square design with two replications. The Agro-morphological data were subjected to the analysis of variance. Highly significant variation for all the characters except for number of seeds per capsule and biomass. Clustering pattern and correlation matrix among and within Ethiopian linseed landraces and non-native cultivars were discussed. Furthermore, there were ample variations between and within Ethiopian linseed landraces and non-native cultivars, implying high chances for current and future genetic improvements in which desirable traits could be incorporated to new cultivars.