Response of Different Fertilizer Levels on Grain Yield and Yield Components of Food Barley Varieties at Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Fasil Shimelis; Dereje Dobocha; Almaz Admasu; Debela Bekele; Zenebe Mulatu; Wogayehu Worku

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Response of Different Fertilizer Levels on Grain Yield and Yield Components of Food Barley Varieties at Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Fasil Shimelis, Dereje Dobocha, Almaz Admasu, Debela Bekele, Zenebe Mulatu, Wogayehu Worku

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A field experiment was conducted at Lemu-bilbilo wereda, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia, from June to December 2017/18 cropping season, with the aim of evaluating the optimal level of fertilizers for maximal production of food barley varieties on two farmer’s site. Four levels fertilizer (RNP (100 kg/ha urea + 150 kg/ha DAP) (73N, 69 P₂O₅), 150%RNP, 200%RNP and RNPS (100 kg/ha) (19 N 38 P₂O₅ + 7S) and three food barley varieties (HB42, HB1307 and EH1493) were tested in Randomized complete Block Design replicate three times. The main effects of fertilizer rate on spike length, grain per spike and biomass yield showed significant (P < 0.05) variation. The use of 200%RNP resulted in highest (8.6 cm) spike length, (49.8) grain per spike and (7149.2 kg ha^-1) biomass yield. The interaction effect of fertilizer level and food barley varieties showed significant (P < 0.01) variation on grain yield, hectolitre weight and thousand kernel weight. The highest (3345.8 kg ha^-1) grain yield was obtained from the combination of HB1307 food barley variety with 200%RNP fertilizer level, followed (2964.5 kg ha^-1) grain yield was recorded fromHB1307 variety at fertilization of 150%RNP, while the lowest (1860 kg ha^-1) grain yield was recorded from HB42 variety at a RNP fertilizer level. Likewise the highest (60.5 gm) thousand kernel weight and (71.6 kg hL^-1) hectolitre weight was recorded from HB42 food barley variety fertilized with RNP and from variety EH1493 with 200%RNP fertilizer respectively. Therefor the most cost-effective variety and fertilizer level for farmers with low cost of production and higher benefits were identified to be the variety HB1307 at the fertilizer level of 150%RNP as first option for the study area and similar agro ecological conditions.

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Food Barley, Fertilizer Rate, Variety, Grain Yield

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Fasil Shimelis

Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Asella, Ethiopia
Dereje Dobocha

Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Asella, Ethiopia
Almaz Admasu

Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Asella, Ethiopia
Debela Bekele

Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Asella, Ethiopia
Zenebe Mulatu

Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Asella, Ethiopia
Wogayehu Worku

Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Asella, Ethiopia

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T1  - Response of Different Fertilizer Levels on Grain Yield and Yield Components of Food Barley Varieties at Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
AU  - Fasil Shimelis
AU  - Dereje Dobocha
AU  - Almaz Admasu
AU  - Debela Bekele
AU  - Zenebe Mulatu
AU  - Wogayehu Worku
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DO  - 10.11648/j.ijaas.20220801.17
T2  - International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences
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JO  - International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences
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PB  - Science Publishing Group
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AB  - A field experiment was conducted at Lemu-bilbilo wereda, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia, from June to December 2017/18 cropping season, with the aim of evaluating the optimal level of fertilizers for maximal production of food barley varieties on two farmer’s site. Four levels fertilizer (RNP (100 kg/ha urea + 150 kg/ha DAP) (73N, 69 P2O5), 150%RNP, 200%RNP and RNPS (100 kg/ha) (19 N 38 P2O5 + 7S) and three food barley varieties (HB42, HB1307 and EH1493) were tested in Randomized complete Block Design replicate three times. The main effects of fertilizer rate on spike length, grain per spike and biomass yield showed significant (P -1) biomass yield. The interaction effect of fertilizer level and food barley varieties showed significant (P -1) grain yield was obtained from the combination of HB1307 food barley variety with 200%RNP fertilizer level, followed (2964.5 kg ha-1) grain yield was recorded fromHB1307 variety at fertilization of 150%RNP, while the lowest (1860 kg ha-1) grain yield was recorded from HB42 variety at a RNP fertilizer level. Likewise the highest (60.5 gm) thousand kernel weight and (71.6 kg hL-1) hectolitre weight was recorded from HB42 food barley variety fertilized with RNP and from variety EH1493 with 200%RNP fertilizer respectively. Therefor the most cost-effective variety and fertilizer level for farmers with low cost of production and higher benefits were identified to be the variety HB1307 at the fertilizer level of 150%RNP as first option for the study area and similar agro ecological conditions.
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
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