%0 Journal Article
%T Pepper and Onion Yield Estimate Parameters as Affected by Seed Treatment Options: In the Selected Districts of Central Rift Valley; Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia
%A M. Teshome-Abdissa
%A O. Feyissa-Begna
%A B. Abnet-Dereje
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 2
%N 2
%P 1-7
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2015
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1101243
%X Pepper and onion yield estimate parameters
were conducted during off-season of 2011 using irrigation both at on-station
and at on-farm of Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center and its surrounding districts
of Adami Tulu, Dugda and Bora district of central rift valley by participating
important influential actors (farmers, NGOs, DAs, district agricultural
officers, etc.) from the inception to evaluate different seed treatment options
that can favor onion and pepper yield estimate parameters. Bombey red and Marekofana
of high yielding, disease tolerant, early maturing, market and farmer preferred
varieties were used for the research by collecting from Adami Tulu Agricultural
Research Center. Data on performance of yield estimate parameters were
evaluated until it was transferred to permanent field. The on-station data
analysis result indicated that except root length and greenness of onion and
seedling thickness and greenness of pepper, majority of yield estimate parameters were statistically (P < 0.05)
significant while root length, shoot length and shoot height of onion
on-farm were statistically (P < 0.05) non-significant. For on-station onion,
hot water treatment supplemented with dressing the seed with half recommendation
rate of apron-star resulted in the highest yield estimate parameters for most
of the variables collected. Although there was an absence of consistent for all
traits under analysis, sowing seed without any treatment resulted to the lowest
count or measurement. But seed treated with mancozeb as per the recommendation
gave the highest score or count for pepper except that of leaf number and
greenness in which hot water treatment alone resulted in highest count. Even
though yield estimate parameters don¡¯t totally reflect actual attainable yield
at the end of harvesting, seedlings that were superior for those traits mostly
reflect yield if different management options applied as per recommendation set
for the crops.
%K Seed
%K Chemicals
%K Hot Water
%K Growth Parameters
%K Onion and Pepper
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3132731