Onion (Allium cepa) belongs to the family Liliaceae, an important group of crops worldwide. The production and productivity of onion in West Showa are constrained by different factors such as lack of adopted improved varieties, pest and disease attack and poor cultural practice. Thus, this study was initiated to test the best adaptable onion varieties and to increase production and productivity of onion. The objective of this study was therefore, to evaluate different onion varieties to give high yield and disease resistance in Ambo area. Five recently released onion varieties were used in the field experiment obtained from Melkasa Agricultural Research Center. The experiment was conducted at Ambo Agricultural Research Center on station in order to evaluate different released tomato varieties. It was laid out on randomized complete block design with three replications. The results of analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the varieties had significant (P<0.05) differences for some traits such as: leaf length, number of leaves and total yield weight at Ambo in first year 2017. Although in the second year all traits except number of leaves were showed a significant (P<0.05) difference among the treatment. This was an indication that the responses of the varieties were different in each year in some traits. On the other hand, leaf length and total bulb weight were had similar response in both years. From the two years experiment the variety Nafis was the best adaptable and high yielding variety compared to the other varieties in yield parameter it gives around 32.5- and 40.7-ton h-1 in both year 2017 and 2018 G. C respectively at Ambo. The variety Bombey red also best performed next to Nafis in second year 2018 it gives 36.5-ton h-1.
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