Abstract            Volume:14  Issue-4  Year-2026         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

Sorghum is the most important cereal crop in the lowland areas of western Oromia. It is widely distributed throughout Ethiopia, and it is the most important cereal in the lowland areas because of its drought tolerance. Ten released sorghum varieties, including local check, were evaluated in four environments at Dabo Hana, Bedele, Gechi, and Bure districts in 2023 to 2024 main cropping seasons. The objective of the trial was to evaluate, select, and recommend high-yielding sorghum varieties that possess farmers' preferred traits for production. The trial was conducted using a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. An individual environment and combined analysis of variance for grain yield and yield-related traits showed that there were highly significant (P ≤ 0.001) variations between varieties across locations. The highest yields were recorded from Tilahun and Dekeba (3234 and 2993 kg ha^-1, respectively), while the lowest yield (1335 kg ha^-1) was recorded from the local variety. Therefore, these two varieties were recommended to be demonstrated on a farmer’s field for further scaling up.

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