Effect of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)‎ varieties on yield attributes at sinana and agarfa districts of Bale Zone, Southeastern Ethiopia

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Field experiments were conducted at Agarfa and Sinana Districts, south eastern part of Ethiopia with the objective of to evaluate high yielding faba bean varieties during the main cropping season of 2014.

The following Eight improved faba bean varieties Mosisaa, Moti, Gebelcho, Hachalu, Shallo, Tumsa, Wolki and Degaga were used for evaluating their performance and the following data were recorded: effective tiller per plant, plant height, pods per plant, grain per pod, days to 90% physiological maturity, 100 grain weight, and grain yields were taken from the middle three rows and ten sample plants.

The result revealed that there is a variation between the varieties for most yield and yield components.

In both locations, maximum pods per plant were recorded from Degaga variety (20.39 and 22.6), whereas lowest number of pods were counted at Hachalu (12.46) and Tumsa (11.67) varieties at Agarfa site from Gebelcho variety (13.46) at Sinana experimental site.

The maximum 100 grain weight was recorded from Gebelcho variety (94.33) at Sinana and Hachalu variety (80.33) at Agarfa experimental site.

In both locations, the maximum harvesting index and grain yield were recorded at Shallo variety with 44.76%, 43.85% 4886.8 kg/ha and 4701.6 kg/ha at Agarfa and Sinana, respectively, while minimum grain yield was recorded from Hachalu and Moti varieties with 3436.2kg/ha and 3703.7kg/ha yield at Sinana and Agarfa district, respectively.

Therefore, from the result we conclude that Shallo variety was performed good yield and recommended to the local farmers.