scholarly journals Factors influencing Adoption of improved bread wheat technologies: a double hurdle approach in Northern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negussie Siyum ◽  
Almaz Giziew ◽  
Azanaw Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Double Hurdle ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Bread Wheat Variety

Abstract This study was conducted in Meket District, Amhara National Regional State, in northern Ethiopia. Cross-sectional data collected from 214 randomly selected farm households via a structured interview protocol was used for the study. Double-hurdle model was to identify factors affecting the probability of adoption and intensity of use of improved bread wheat varieties and associated technologies in the study area. The first hurdle of the model suggests number of oxen owned by household, mobile phone ownership, education level of the household head and access to extension services significantly affected the probability of any improved bread wheat variety adoption. The intensity of improved bread wheat variety adoption was significantly associated with ownership of main plots, participation in on-farm demonstrations, perception towards shattering problems of local bread wheat varieties, and annual income of household. The findings of this study highlight the importance of economic(such as number of oxen) and institutional(such as access to extension) factors related to agricultural extension and communication, the participation of farmers in on-farm demonstrations, wealth creation and acknowledging farmers’ perception regarding improved bread wheat variety attributes. Development interventions should strive to target such economic, institutional, and psychological factors to promote wider adoption of improved bread wheat technologies.

scholarly journals Participatory Evaluation and Selection of Improved Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum. L) Varieties in Northern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p80
Author(s):  
Berhanu Meles ◽  
Chekole Nigus ◽  
Atsede Teklu ◽  
Yonas G Mariam
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Variety Selection

Participatory variety selection trials were conducted in 2018 G.C in Laelay-maichew, Tahtay-maichew and Ahferom districts of central zone of Tigrai to evaluate the performance of improved bread wheat (Triticum aestivum. L) Variety and to assess farmers’ criteria for bread wheat variety selection. Six improved bread wheat varieties (Mekelle-1, Mekelle-2, Ogolcho, Kingbird and Hedasse) including the most popular variety ‘Kakaba’ were used for the study at eighteen farmers (six from each district). The experiment was laid out using randomized complete block design at baby trial with three replications. Analysis of variance revealed a significant difference among the tested varieties for most of the agronomic traits except for kernels per spike and harvest index in all the tested locations. In the preference ranking, farmers used their own traits of interest which were very important in their wheat varieties for selection. Hence, common criteria’s identified by the farmers to select the best varieties were; grain yield, biomass yield, earliness, disease resistance, spike length and seed size. Accordingly direct matrix ranking by farmers showed that Ogolcho was top ranked both at L/maichew and Ahferom followed by Kakaba, however Mekelle-1 was first ranked followed by Kakaba at T/maichew.  Therefore farmers of L/maichew and Ahferom were recommended to use Ogolcho and Kakaba, whereas Mekelle-1 was recommended for T/maichew.

scholarly journals Formation features of the parameters of the model winter bread wheat variety of intensive type for the conditions of the Rostov region

2021 ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
S. N. Gromova ◽  
O. V. Skripka ◽  
S. V. Podgorny ◽  
A. P. Samofalov ◽  
V. L. Chernova
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Correct Choice ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Economic Traits ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Winter Bread Wheat ◽  
Economically Valuable Traits ◽  
Bread Wheat Variety

Breeding success is determined by the correct choice of agro-ecotype. In this regard, we have carried out a comprehensive estimation of 75 winter bread wheat varieties and samples of the competitive trials. The variety ‘Ermak’ was used as a standard. The study was carried out using the material and technical base of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Agricultural Research Center “Donskoy” (FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy”) in 2017–2019. The purpose was to study the correlation among economically valuable traits of winter bread wheat varieties and samples and to find genotypes similar in their parameters to the model variety based on curvilinear regressions. As a result of the phenotypic estimation of the quantitative traits of winter bread wheat varieties and samples, there was determined an average level and their variability degree. Their productivity ranged from 8.52 to 10.51 t/ha. Through the years of study, the variation coefficients indicated a high stability of these features (from 0.9 to 10.0%). In order to identify the similarities and differences between varieties and samples, there has been conducted a cluster analysis. As a result of this analysis, there has been selected the winter bread wheat variety ‘Yubiley Dona’ (C25), parameters which were more identical to the model (C76). This variety is recommended for further breeding process to improve the studied basic economic traits.

scholarly journals Pre-Extension Demonstration of Improved Bread Wheat Varieties with Their Production Packages in High land Area of Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Abere Haile ◽  
Negussie Siyum ◽  
Mekonnen Assefa ◽  
Mesfin Bahta
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Local Variety ◽  
Budget Analysis ◽  
Partial Budget ◽  
Farmer Practices ◽  
Bread Wheat Variety

The study was basically focused on demonstration of bread wheat technologies for wider demand-driven technology diffusion in major wheat growing area in high land of eastern Amhara. The objectives were in order to evaluate and demonstrate improved bread wheat variety with their production package to the farming community and assess farmers and extension workers reaction towards improved bread wheat technology. The activity was conducted in main season 2019/2020 at Jama and Meket districts. The fact that wheat production and productivity in the region as well as in the particular study area low because farmers are using low yielding, disease and pest resistant local varieties. The improved bread wheat variety was demonstrated along with the local variety at 12 farmers' fields. Yield data, economic data, farmers’ perception and preferences were collected throughout the demonstration stages and data were analyzed by using ANOVA, partial budget analysis and preference ranking. The results of ANOVA showed that yield and yield related parameters statistically significant at the probability level of  0.01% and 0.05% among treatments. The highest mean yield was recorded from "Hibist" with improved management 2.49 ton/ha and 1.42 ton/ha at Jama and Meket districts respectively followed by local with improved management and the lowest was from local with farmers practices. Furthermore, the result of partial budget analysis show that the use of improved and local variety with recommended package more profitable with the MRR of 1.96 and 0.81 than farmer practices at Jama district and 74.26 and 9.26 at Meket district respectively. Farmer preference analysis improved & local variety with improved management ranks 1st and 2nd at Jama respectively while reverse at Meket and lastly ranks farmer practices at both districts. Generally, improved bread wheat with recommended package has higher yield advantage, financial feasibility and social acceptance than control and farmer practices, it is recommended to be scale out for further dissemination.

scholarly journals Quantifying farmers' preferred agronomic traits and participatory bread wheat variety selection

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Gashaw AREGA ◽  
◽  
Gebru AKALU ◽  
Mekonnen AGEGNEHU ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Variety Selection ◽  
Bread Wheat Variety

PDKV Sardar (AKAW 4210-6): Bread Wheat Variety for Late Sown Irrigated Ecology in Maharashtra

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilkhant R. Potdukhe ◽  
Swati G. Bharad ◽  
Praveen V. Mahatale ◽  
Nilam M. Kanase ◽  
Jitendra Premchand Kathod
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Bread Wheat Variety

scholarly journals The new winter bread wheat variety of universal type ‘Donskaya Step’

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
O. V. Skripka ◽  
A. P. Samofalov ◽  
S. V. Podgorny ◽  
S. N. Gromova ◽  
V. L. Chernova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
The State ◽  
Wheat Bread ◽  
Standard Variety ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Winter Bread Wheat ◽  
Bread Wheat Variety ◽  
Variety Testing

Introduction and methodology. Wheat bread belongs to the greatest inventions of the mankind. Therefore, the study aimed at solving the issues of improving its productivity and quality, stabilizing the gross yield of wheat grain have always arisen a great interest of researchers and specialists in agricultural production. The most accessible source of improving yields and gross harvests is a variety.The purpose of the current study was to characterize the winter bread wheat variety ‘Donskaya Step’ according to the main economically valuable traits and properties. The study was carried out by the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy”” from 2016 to 2020 on the experimental plots of crop rotation belonging to the winter wheat department. The object of the study was the winter bread wheat variety ‘Donskaya Step’. The variety ‘Ermak’ was used as a standard variety. There were used four forecrops: maize for grain, peas, sunflower and green fallow. The trials were conducted in sixfold replications. The accounting area of the plot was 10 m2.Results. The variety was sent to the State Variety Testing in 2016. In 2020 it was introduced into the State List for the North Caucasus and Low Volga regions of the Russian Federation. This variety has a high potential for grain productivity. The maximum yield of 11.83 t/ha was obtained in 2017 when sown in weedfree fallow. The average yield through four years of the competitive variety testing (2016–2020) was 9.77 t/ha, which is on 0.96 t/ha higher than that of the standard variety ‘Ermak’. The variety ‘Donskaya Step’ is a middle-maturing variety that forms ears and ripens as the standard variety ‘Ermak’. The variety forms high and stable yields due to increased frost resistance, drought resistance and resistance to the main wheat leaf diseases.

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