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Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Variety Adaptation Trial at Bule Hora, West Guji zone, Ethiopia

2024; Excellent Publishers; Volume: 13; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.20546/ijcmas.2024.1304.015

2319-7706

Taera Itana, Dejene Temesgen Ejigu Ijara, Gutema Idos,

Nigella sativa pharmacological applications

Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) is one of the most important spices and cash crops in Ethiopia. Despite its significance, the national average black cumin yield is low due to many constraints, including the unavailability of improved varieties for each growing and potential area. This research was conducted to evaluate the adaptability and yield potential of the released black cumin varieties. It was conducted at Bule Hora during the 2020–2022 cropping season, and six black cumin varieties were evaluated using a CRBD with three replications. The results of the analysis of variance showed the presence of significant variations among years for all traits and among varieties for traits like the number of primary branches, the number of pods per plant, and grain yield. However, no significant difference was observed for traits like days to flowering, days to maturity, plant height, and thousand seed weights among varieties and their interaction with the year. The highest seed yield was recorded for Kena (875.26 kg ha1), followed by Silingo (692.1 kg ha1), whereas the lowest grain yield was recorded for Darbera (570.4 kg ha1), followed by Kenani (628.14 kg ha1). Accordingly, Kena and Silingo black cumin varieties were selected based on their yield performance. The two selected varieties should be demonstrated and promoted in order to create demand among the farmers so as to produce black cumin in the area.