Gadisa Alemu, Abebe Delesa, Ruth Duga, Alemu Dabi, Berhanu Sime, Negash Geleta, Habtemariam Zegaye, Tafesse Solomon, Demeke Zewdu, Abebe Getamesay, Bayisa Asefa, Bekele Geleta, Ayele Badebo & Tilahun Bayisa·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a crucial crop in Ethiopia, and breeders test newly developed elite lines for superiority to existing cultivars to boost national productivity. The study was undertaken during the 2021–22 to 2022–23 cropping seasons at seven environments in o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4325
Gadisa Alemu, Ruth Duga, Berhanu Sime, Alemu Dabi, Abebe Delesa, Negash Geleta, Demeke Zewdu, Cherinet Kasahun, Tafesse Solomon, Habtemariam Zegaye, Abebe Getamesay, Bayisa Asefa & Tamirat Negash·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
Ethiopia's Bread Wheat Breeding Program conducts annual multi-environment yield trials to develop advanced wheat genotypes for Ethiopian wheat cultivation, ensuring a steady supply of new and improved varieties to meet production and marketing challenges. The objective of this re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4321
Gadisa Alemu, Berhanu Sime, Negash Geleta, Alemu Dabi, Ruth Duga, Abebe Delesa, Habtemariam Zegaye, Tafesse Solomon, Demeke Zewdu, Dawit Asnake, Bayisa Asefa, Abebe Getamesay, Bekele Abeyo, Ayele Badebo, Tilahun Bayisa, Shitaye Homa & Endashaw Girma·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
In varietal selection field trials, spatial variation and genotype by environment (GxE) interaction are frequent and present a major challenge to plant breeders comparing the genetic potential of several cultivars. To consistently select superior cultivars that increase agricultu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4317
Alemu Dabi, Ruth Duga, Gadisa Alemu, Berhanu Sime, Demeke Zewdu, Negash Geleta, Tafesse Solomon, Abebe Delessa, Habtemariam Zegaye, Dawit Asnake, Bayisa Asefa, Abebe Getamesay, Tilahun Bayisa, Endashaw Girma, Tesfaye Mitiku, Ayele Badebo & Bekele Abeyo·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
Food security is a major challenge in developing countries, including Ethiopia, due to factors like population growth, limited food production, malnutrition, and environmental degradation. Improving wheat yields in Ethiopia is crucial, but affected by diseases and environmental s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4356
Rut Duga, Demeke Zewdu, Alemu Dabi, Gadisa Alemu, Berhanu Sime, Negash Geleta, Habtemariam Zegaye, Tafesse Solomon, Abebe Delesa, Bayisa Asefa, Abebe Getamesey, Tamirat Negash, Bekele Abeyo & Ayele Badebo·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2024
Identifying improved crop varieties is crucial for Ethiopia's diverse agroecologies, as different crops respond differently. To meet food grain demand, stable, high-yielding genotypes and resistance to diverse factors are needed. Conducting trials in multiple locations is essenti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i4319
Wheat is one of the most widely cultivated and successful crop species worldwide and is pivotal in the global food system. This study aims to determine high-yielding advanced bread wheat genotypes and releases best-performing genotypes across different wheat-growing areas of Ethi...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2024/v12i6284
Rut Duga, Alemu Dabi, Demeke Zewdu, Berhanu Sime, Gadisa Alemu, Negash Geleta, Tafesse Solomon, Abebe Delasa, Habtemariam Zegaye, Dawit Asnake, Bayisa Asefa, Abebe Getamesay, Cherinet Kasahun, Bekele Abeyo, Ayele Badebo & Geremew Awas·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2024
Wheat, a staple crop in Ethiopia, is constrained by biotic and abiotic stresses. Despite efforts to develop high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties, most have short agronomic life spans due to mainly yellow rust and stem rust diseases. Therefore, continuous breeding and selec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i4322
Tafesse Solomon, Berihanu Sime, Habtemariam Zegeye, Rut Duga, Alemu Dabi, Negash Geleta, Gadisa Alemu, Abebe Delesa, Bayisa Asefa, Demeke Zewedu, Abebe Getamesay, Dawit Asenake, Hasen Sied, Megersa Bayisa, Cherent Kasahun, Niguse Degefa, Kasa Mamo, Telahun Bayisa, Yewubdar Shewaye, Shitaye Homa, Tewodros Leulseged, Molla Mekonen & Mathewos Ashamo·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2025
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n = 6x = 42) is a globally important crop, with projected production of nearly 793 million metric tons in 2024/2025. In Ethiopia, yields have increased from 1.18 t/ha in 2000 to 3.1 t/ha by 2022, yet production remains threatened by rust diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i4460
Bayisa Asefa, Berhanu Sime, Demeke Zewdu, Rut Dhuga, Tafesse Solomon, Negash Geleta, Gadisa Alemu, Alemu Dabi, Abebe Delesa, Habtemriam Zegeye & Abebe Getamesay·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2024
The study was carried out to estimate genetic parameters of 49 bread wheat genotypes and standard check evaluated at Kulumsa and Melkasa using alpha lattice design with two replications. The analysis of variance result showed highly significant differences among the genotypes fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4326