February 2012

Performance of durum wheat (Triticum durum L.) doubled haploids derived from durum wheat x maize crosses

  Performance of durum wheat doubled haploids derived from durum wheat x maize crosses and their parents (Jenah khotifa, Biskri, Karim and Razzek) was evaluated on the basis of germination percentage and six morphological traits such as plant height, spikeless tillers/plant, spike tillers/plant, days from sowing to 50% ear emergence, kernels/spike and 1000-kernel weight. The results indicated that the doubled...

Author(s): Ayed Sourour, Chamekh Zoubeir, Tayachi Ons, Trifa Youssef and Slim-Amara Hajer

February 2012

Genetic variability of Ethiopian fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) landraces

  Keeping in view the lack of information on genetic diversity in Ethiopian, 144 random samples of fenugreek accessions with standard check were used to determine the extent and pattern of genetic diversity and associations with their geographic origins.The field experiment was conducted at Adadi and Ambo during 2006 and 2007 cropping seasons. Treatments were arranged in a 12 ×12 simple lattice...

Author(s): Million Fikreselassie, Habtamu Zeleke and Nigussie Alemayehu