Recurrent drought and late blight disease are the major factors limiting potato productivity in the northwest Ethiopian highlands. Incorporating drought tolerance and late blight resistance in the same genotypes will enable the development of cultivars with high and stable yield potential under erratic rainfall conditions. The objectives of this study were to assess combining ability effects an...

Thymus with more than 200 species is known for its medicinal and culinary uses. There is an increasing demand for thyme and its products, requiring cultivation under different conditions, including drought. To understand the response of thyme to water deficit and its variation across the genus, eleven populations from a range of species (Thymus daenensis, T. kotchyanous, T. vulgaris, T. serpyll...

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is traditionally cultivated under drought-affected and low-input agro-ecologies in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. productivity these agro-systems considerably low (<2.4 t/ha) due to climate change-induced drought heat stress, a lack of modern production technologies, climate-smart varieties, an array biotic abiotic factors. The objective this study was d...

Growing consumption of dairy and other livestock products is bringing important nutritional benefits to large segments of the population of developing countries, although many millions of people in developing countries are still not able to afford better-quality diets owing to the higher cost. However, the rapid growth in production and consumption of livestock products also presents risks to h...