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Enhancing Wheat Productivity with an Adequate Population of Preferred Varieties in Ethiopia

  • PLANT GROWING, PLANT PROTECTION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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A field experiment consisting of three wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties (Local, Danphy, and Picaflora) and four-row spacings (15, 20, 25 and 30 cm) in 2017–2018 at Gondar Zuria district of Ethiopia was laid out with 3 replications in a factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with the objective to analyze the reaction between yield as well as yield components of wheat of three wheat varieties to varying inter-row spacings. Results showed that the variations in straw yield, days to heading and seedling emergence, biomass yield, plant height, days to maturity as well as harvest index were highly significant due to different varieties. While, significant differences were noted for 1000-grain weight, and the interaction effect of variety, as well as row spacing was also found to be significant. The effects of varieties were non-significant for grains per spike, grain yield, number of tillers per plant, and spike length. Significant differences were noted for a number of grains per spike and grain yield. The finding showed that grain yield progressively decreased as row spacing increased with 1000-grain weight (38.94 g), number of grains per spike (49.83), and grain yield (4590.3 kg ha–1) were reported in the variety Danphy at 20 cm inter-row spacing whereas, minimum grain yield (4041.7 kg ha–1) was noted in Picaflora variety. Hence, the sowing of variety Danphy at 20 cm inter-row spacing may be suggested for higher grain yield in the study area of Ethiopia.

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  1. Government Agriculture Bureau, Gondar, Ethiopia

    Hirut Yohannes

  2. Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia

    Sanjay Singh

  3. Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

    Yenus Ousman

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Yohannes, H., Singh, S. & Ousman, Y. Enhancing Wheat Productivity with an Adequate Population of Preferred Varieties in Ethiopia. Russ. Agricult. Sci. 49, 292–298 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068367423030072

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