Table 3: Varietal selection criteria and the average scores given by the agro pastoralists.

Variety

Agro pastoralist selection criteria

 

 

Total

score

 

 

Average

 

 

Rank

Earliness

Seed colour

Biomass

yield

Grain yield

Field performance

Lodging tolerance

Dagiem

4.5

4.5

5

5

5

5

29

4.8

1

Areka-1

4

4.5

4

5

5

5

27.5

4.6

2

Washara

4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

26.5

4.4

3

Mena

4

4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

26

4.3

4

Neguse

4.5

4

4

4

4.5

4

25

4.2

5

Ebba

4.5

4.5

3.5

4

4.5

3.5

24.5

4.1

6

Hiberande

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

22.5

3.8

7

Tesfa

4.5

4.5

3

3

3.5

3.5

22

3.7

8

Bora

4

4

3

3

3

3

20

3.3

9

Felagot

4.5

4

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

19

3.2

10

Jitu

3

4

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

17.5

2.9

11

Abola

4.5

4

2

2

2.5

2

17

2.8

12

Local check

2.5

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

15.5

2.6

13

NB: number of participant (n = 30) and the performance scale given for varietal selection was 1-5 scale (5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = poor, 1= very poor).