TY  - PRO
AU  - Zewdie Alemayehu
AU  - Balcha Yaie
AU  - Bedada Girma
AU  - Regassa Ensermu
ED  - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
TI  - Farmers' feedback on the status of released bread wheat varieties in Chilalo Awraja, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
SN  - 92-9146-058-3
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
PB  - CIMMYT
KW  - Crop management
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Ethiopia
KW  - Germination
KW  - Small farms
KW  - Varieties
KW  - Triticum
KW  - Yields
N2  - A survey of wheat farmers was conducted in 1995 in four woredas ( districts ) of Chilalo Awraja, Ethiopia (Etheya, Tiyo, Lemu-bilbilo and Asasa) to; determine the status of released wheat varieties; assess the impression of small-holder farmers on the merits and demerits of the varieties; and evaluate the grain yield and quality parameters deemed important by farmers for the released varieties. Twelve wheat varieties were identified. The major varieties were Pavon- 76, Dashen and Batu in Etheya/Tiyo; Enkoy, Dashen and K6295-4A in Lemu-bilbilo and Pavon- 76, Dashen and K6295-4A in Asasa. Grain yield ranged from 2610 kg ha-l for Enkoy to 7259 kg ha-l for HAR 1709 with a grand mean of 3473 kg ha-l. In general, farmers preferred Pavon-76, Dashen, Enkoy, K6295-4A and Batu. Farmers in Arsi were eager to test and adopt new varieties of wheat, therefore, periodical monitoring and evaluation of varieties is essential to determine the status of varieties in the farming community allowing important feedback to researchers
ER  -