ON SOME "NOVEL" GENOTYPES OF THE ETHIOPIAN POPULATIONS OF GU/ZOTIA ABYSSINICA (L.F) CASS. (NOUG)

Abstract

Some agronomically interesting genotypes were recorded from
147 populations of Guizotia abyssinica (noug). A preliminary comparison was made between these genotypes, LH- (Large headedness) and FH- (Fused heads) genotypes, and NLV- (Normal local variety)-genotypes based on the number of seeds per head. The LH-genotypes were found to have more average seed number than the NLv-genotypes. The FH-genotypes are believed to be transitional to the LH-genotypes. The effects of the breeding systems of noug on its yield are briefly
discussed.