Abstract: Field experimenst were conducted in dry land areas of Waghimra; Sekota, Dehana and Bugna (Lalibela) during 2007 and 2008 cropping season. The objective of the experiment was to select well adaptive and high yielding shallot varieties for the areas. Two shallot varieties namely Hurruta and Negele including the local check were tested in randomized complete block design with three replications. The combined analysis of the mean over location and seasons showed that there was a statistical mean difference among the varieties in all parameters except days to maturity. Among the varieties tested, the largest bulb (2.72cm) was recorded by Negele cultivar followed by Hurruta (2.61cm). Hurruta cultivars gave the highest bulb yield (10.12 t ha-1) followed by Negele (9.69 t ha-1). The overall performance of the two cultivars was better that the local one. Hence, it is possible to recommend both Hurruta and Negele cultivars for rainfed production.
Keywords: Shallot, Cultivars, bulb yield.
Title: Evaluation of Shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum) Cultivars at Wag-Lasta District, North East Ethiopia
Author: Aleminew Tagele, Tibebu Tesfaye, Wubshet Beshir
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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