Performance Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) Varieties in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Zeleke Legesse; Jifara Gudeta; Fikadu Tadesse; Birhanu Diribsa

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Performance Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) Varieties in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Zeleke Legesse^*, Jifara Gudeta, Fikadu Tadesse, Birhanu Diribsa

Published in American Journal of Plant Biology (Volume 8, Issue 4)

Received: 23 August 2023 Accepted: 21 September 2023 Published: 6 December 2023

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Maize is one of a major crop in Ethiopia in production, consumption and income generation for both resource constrained men and women. The experiment was conducted moisture deficit areas of East Hararghe namely Fadis and Erer in 2019/20 and 2020/21 cropping seasons. The study was done with the objectives of to evaluate the performance of hybrid maize varieties for their adaptability, stability, high yielder and to recommend variety/ies for the study areas and similar agro-ecologies. The experiment was conducted with randomly complete block design with four replications. The analysis of variance revealed the significance variation of hybrid maize varieties for the traits evaluated. The variety Damote (182.9 cm) had the tallest in plant height which is not significant different from varieties, MH-140 and MH-138 with a mean value of 172.1, 169.8 cm respectively. MH-140 variety had the highest grain yield (72.78 Qtha-1), while Melkasa-4 had the lowest grain yield (32.45 Qtha-1). Thus, it can be concluded that hybrid maize varieties MH-140 and MH-138 resulted in best results in terms of yield and yielding component across the study areas. Therefore, for sustainable maize production in the study area these varieties had been recommended and need to be demonstrated with available local varieties to users along with their improved production packages.

Published in	American Journal of Plant Biology (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajpb.20230804.13
Page(s)	93-96
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Grain Yield, Hybrid Maize, Variety Evaluation

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Legesse, Z., Gudeta, J., Tadesse, F., Diribsa, B. (2023). Performance Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) Varieties in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia. American Journal of Plant Biology, 8(4), 93-96. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajpb.20230804.13

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Legesse Z, Gudeta J, Tadesse F, Diribsa B. Performance Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) Varieties in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia. Am J Plant Biol. 2023;8(4):93-96. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20230804.13

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Zeleke Legesse

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI), Fedis Agricultural Research Center (FARC), Harar, Ethiopia

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Jifara Gudeta

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI), Fedis Agricultural Research Center (FARC), Harar, Ethiopia
Fikadu Tadesse

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI), Fedis Agricultural Research Center (FARC), Harar, Ethiopia
Birhanu Diribsa

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI), Fedis Agricultural Research Center (FARC), Harar, Ethiopia

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Legesse Z, Gudeta J, Tadesse F, Diribsa B. Performance Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) Varieties in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia. Am J Plant Biol. 2023;8(4):93-96. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20230804.13

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