Adaptation Trial of Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) Varieties for Midland Agro-Ecology of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Yerosan Wekgari; Negasu Gamachu; Fikre Diriba

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Adaptation Trial of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Varieties for Midland Agro-Ecology of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Yerosan Wekgari, Negasu Gamachu, Fikre Diriba

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Abstract

Alfalfa is important improved forage legume that solves feed shortages and has economic value for livestock production in Ethiopia. Six alfalfa varieties were evaluated to identify adaptable and high biomass yielder under rain fed condition of mid-altitude of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. DAP fertilizer at the rate of 100 kg/ha was uniformly applied at sowing. Agronomic parameters and biomass yield were determined. Results revealed that the tested varieties were varied significantly (P<0.05) for days to emergence, plant coverage, days to 50% flowering (forage harvest), plant height, and biomass yield. Accordingly, variety Hunter river was early emerged (8.33 days) and had maximum (68.33%) percentage of plot coverage though DZF-552 (9.08 days) was late emerged and had minimum (56.33%) percentage of plot coverage. Variety DZF-552 was late flowering while F-L-L-77 was early flowering. Hairy Peruvian (70.92 cm) gave the maximum plant height though DZF-552 (55.08 cm) gave a minimum height. The highest mean fresh biomass (6.46 t/ha) and dry matter yield (1.28 t/ha) were recorded from Segules-1359 variety. On the other hand, the lowest fresh biomass (4.79 t/ha) and dry matter yield (0.97 t/ha) were recorded from variety DZF-552. Based on the results, it could be concluded that variety segules-1359, F-L-L-77, Hunter river, and Hairy Peruvian could be recommended to grow under the midland ecological condition of Kellem Wollega zone and similar agro ecology for livestock producers as feed resources.

Published in	Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.cbb.20221001.13
Page(s)	14-19
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Alfalfa, Agronomic Parameter, Biomass Yield, Variety

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Yerosan Wekgari, Negasu Gamachu, Fikre Diriba. Adaptation Trial of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Varieties for Midland Agro-Ecology of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Comput Biol Bioinform. 2022;10(1):14-19. doi: 10.11648/j.cbb.20221001.13

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Yerosan Wekgari

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Haro Sabu Agricultural Research Center, Haro Sabu, Ethiopia
Negasu Gamachu

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Haro Sabu Agricultural Research Center, Haro Sabu, Ethiopia
Fikre Diriba

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Haro Sabu Agricultural Research Center, Haro Sabu, Ethiopia

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