Assessment of the Effects of Seed Storage Time on Germination Rate and Performance Evaluation of Ethiopian Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Varieties for Yield and Related Traits

Table 2

Description of the three experiment locations used in the present study.

Parameters		Test locations
		Holeta	Kulumsa	Elbuko
Distance from the capital Addis Ababa in km and direction		40; SW	170; S	563; SE
Altitude (m.a.s.l)		2400	2200	2406
Temperature (min and max) in °C		6 and 22	10 and 22	10 and 25
Average annual rainfall in mm		1144	800	918
Soil texture		Clay	Clay	Clay
Global positioning	Latitude	9^o00′06.78″N	8^o20′33.05″N	0709′02.99″N
	Longitude	38^o3′45.35″E	39^o10′25.03″E	4042′48.13″E

SW = Southwest; S = South; SE = Southeast.