Table 1 Survey area information
From: Potato Variety Diversity, Determinants and Implications for Potato Breeding Strategy in Ethiopia
Regional state | District | Elevation (meters) | aAgro-ecology | bCropping Season | Planting dates | cSeed source | Major production constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amhara | Quarit | 3050 | Moist cool highland | Belmehr | March- April | Belmehr seed | Hail damage, drought |
Mesino | August- Sept | Seed from Sekela area | Drought | ||||
Belg (Irrigation) | January | Belmehr seed | |||||
Yilmana | 2500 | Moist mid highland | Belmehr | March- April | Belmehr seed | Bacterial wilt, late blight, drought | |
Belg (Irrigation) | January | Belmehr seed | |||||
Banja | 2560 | Sub-humid cool highland | Belmehr | March- April | Belmehr & Mesino produce | Hail, bacterial wilt and late blight | |
Mesino | September | Belg produce | |||||
Belg | December | Belmehr produce | Drought | ||||
Laigaint | 3120 | Sub-moist (dry) cool highland | Belmehr | March- May | Belmehr produce | Drought, hail damage | |
Belg (Irrigation) | December | Irrigation produce | |||||
Oromia | Shashemene | 1915–2027 | Sub-moist mid high land, bimodal rainfall | Meher | July | Belg produce | Drought, bacterial wilt and late blight |
Belg | February–March | Meher produce | |||||
South | Gumer & Geta | 2800–2850 | Moist cool highlands with bimodal rainfall | Meher | July | Belg produce | Late blight |
Belg | December–January | Meher and Belg seed | Drought some years |