Performance Evaluation of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) Variety for Registration in the Lowland Areas of Ethiopia

Table 2

Yield performance (kg ha⁻¹) of pigeon pea genotypes across locations during the 2018 and 2019 cropping seasons, South Ethiopia.

S. No.	Locations	Locations mean of local cultivar (Humbo local) for 2018 and 2019 years			Locations mean of the proposed variety (ICEAP 00554) for 2018 and 2019 years			The yield advantage over local cultivar (%) for the 2018 and 2019 years
		2018	2019	Mean	2018	2019	Mean	2018	2019	Mean
1	Dirashe	1250	1200	1225	1960	2000	1980	36.8	39.3	38.1
2	Arba Minch	1050	1030	1040	1470	1800	1635	28.57	27.7	28.1
3	Mirab Abaya	950	780	865	1760	1600	1680	46.0	51.1	48.6
4	Humbo	1170	620	895	1620	1320	1470	27.7	53	40.4
5	Konso	1500	1020	1260	1800	2500	2150	16.6	59.2	37.9
6	Boreda	1400	580	990	2300	1700	2000	30	52.45	41.2
Mean		1220	870	1050	1820	1830	1820	30.9	47.1	39.0
t-value		3.01	—	—	2.22	—	3.40	—	3.7	2.2
SE		32.2	31.3	30.8	37.6	42.5	42.9	45.5	32.2	31.3
value		<0.001	—	—	<0.01	—	0.002		0.003	0.01

SEM, mean standard error.