Comparative Evaluations of Selected Pigeon Pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i>) Genotypes for Biomass Yield, Nutrient Composition, and Dry Matter Intake under Diverse Locations of Tropical Africa

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Parameters</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Test locations</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Bako</td><td class="align_center">Chewaka</td><td class="align_center">Gute</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Latitude</td><td class="align_center">9°06′N</td><td class="align_center">09°98285′N</td><td class="align_center">9°01′N</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Longitude</td><td class="align_center">37°09′E</td><td class="align_center">036°11703′E</td><td class="align_center">36°40′E</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Altitude (masl)</td><td class="align_center">1650</td><td class="align_center">1259</td><td class="align_center">1880</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Average annual rainfall (mm)</td><td class="align_center">1431</td><td class="align_center">1600</td><td class="align_center">2067</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Average minimum temperature (<sup>o</sup>C)</td><td class="align_center">11.23</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">12.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Average maximum temperature (<sup>o</sup>C)</td><td class="align_center">31.74</td><td class="align_center">32</td><td class="align_center">27.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Soil type</td><td class="align_center">Sandy clay</td><td class="align_center">Sandy loam</td><td class="align_center">Clay loam (60%), sandy soil (35%), and clay (5%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>The annual mean rainfall, mean minimum, and maximum temperature for the Chewaka location were reported from Diga district located at a distance of about 15 km.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Geographical description of the test locations in tropical western Ethiopia.</div>

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Table 1: Comparative Evaluations of Selected Pigeon Pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i>) Genotypes for Biomass Yield, Nutrient Composition, and Dry Matter Intake under Diverse Locations of Tropical Africa 

Table 1 | Comparative Evaluations of Selected Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Genotypes for Biomass Yield, Nutrient Composition, and Dry Matter Intake under Diverse Locations of Tropical Africa 