The search for commercial sweet white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) adaptive to Ethiopian growing condition seems not successful: what should be done?
-
Likawent Yeheyis
,
Wondimeneh Mekonnen
Abstract
The study was conducted to find new adaptive commercial sweet white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) varieties and evaluate the effect of inoculum on herbage and seed yields of white and blue lupin varieties in Ethiopia for two growing seasons in two locations. For the experiment a factorial arrangement (seven variety * two inoculation) in a randomized complete block design with three replication was used. Three sweet blue (Bora, Sanabor and Vitabor), three sweet white (Dieta, Energy and Feodora) and one bitter white local landrace lupin varieties were tested in the experiment. Analysis of variance was done using the general linear model procedure in SAS. The effects of location and inoculum were insignificant (P ≥ 0.0761) on yield and yield parameters. The effect of variety was observed (P ≤ 0.035) only on plant height, fresh biomass yield and thousand seed weight in both seasons except for fresh biomass yield in season two. However, its effect on other parameters was not shown (P ≥ 0.134) in both growing seasons or only shown in either season. The mean dry matter yield of all varieties was 2.45 ton per ha. However, sweet blue entries performed better than white entries. The mean seed yield of blue sweet lupin entries and white local check was 2.6 ton per ha. Sweet blue and white local landrace varieties were found tolerant while, commercial sweet white lupin varieties were susceptible for anthracnose and fusarium diseases that occurred immediately after flowering. As a result imported commercial sweet white varieties failed to give seed yield. Developing adaptive, disease resistant and high yielding sweet white lupin through crossing the local and commercial varieties and looking for species specific inoculum should be the future research agendas.
Funding source: Innovate UK
Award Identifier / Grant number: 133048
-
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
-
Research funding: The authors would like to acknowledge ELFF (Ethiopian Lupin for Food and Feed) project (133048) financed by Innovate UK for the financial support to do the adaptation trial.
-
Data availability: Data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
-
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests.
References
1. ECSA. Report on livestock and livestock characteristics (private peasant holdings). Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: ECSA (Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency); 2021, vol II.Suche in Google Scholar
2. Bediye, S, Nemi, G, Makkar, H. Ethiopian feed industry: current status, challenges and opportunities. Feedipedia, Broadening Horizons 2018;50:1–7.Suche in Google Scholar
3. Yeheyis, L, Kijora, C, Melaku, S, Girma, A, Peters, KJ. White lupin (Lupinus albus L.), the neglected multipurpose crop: its production and utilization in the mixed crop-livestock farming system of Ethiopia. Livest Res Rural Dev 2010;22:1–12.Suche in Google Scholar
4. Wink, M, Mohamed, GIA. Evolution of chemical defense traits in the Leguminosae: mapping of distribution patterns of secondary metabolites on a molecular phylogeny inferred from nucleotide sequences of the rbcL gene. Biochem Systemat Ecol 2003;31:897–917. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-1978(03)00085-1.Suche in Google Scholar
5. Yeheyis, L, Kijora, C, van Santen, E, Wink, M, Peters, KJ. Crude protein, amino acid and alkaloid content of annual sweet lupin (Lupinus spp. L.) forages and seeds grown in Ethiopia. Exp Agric 2012a;48:414–27. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479712000026.Suche in Google Scholar
6. Brebaum, S, Boland, GJ. Sweet white lupine: a potential crop for Ontario. Can J Plant Sci 1995;5:71–4.Suche in Google Scholar
7. Wink, M. Ecological roles of alkaloids. In: Fattorusso, E, Taglialatela-Scafati, O, editors. Modern alkaloids; structure, isolation, synthesis and biology. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-WCH Verlag GmbH; 2008:3–24 pp.10.1002/9783527621071.ch1Suche in Google Scholar
8. Yeheyis, L, Kijora, C, van Santen, E, Peters, KJ. Sweet annual lupins (Lupinus spp.); their adaptability and productivity in different agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia. J Anim Sci Adv 2012b;2:201–15.Suche in Google Scholar
9. Yeheyis, L, Mekonnen, W. New sweet blue lupin, Lupinus angustifolius L. varieties (Sanabor and Vitabor) for Ethiopia. Ethiop J Sci Technol 2022;15:67–80. https://doi.org/10.4314/ejst.v15i1.5.Suche in Google Scholar
10. Gdala, J, Smulikowska, S, Zdunczyk, Z, Pastuszewska, B. Nutrients and anti nutrients in three lupin species grown in Poland. In: van Santen, E, Wink, M, Weissmann, S, Roemer, P, editors. Lupin, an ancient crop for the new millennium. Proceedings of the 9th international lupin conference, K1link/Muritz, 20–24 June, 1999. Canterbury, New Zealand: International Lupin Association; 1999:425–31 pp.Suche in Google Scholar
11. SAS, statistical analysis system version 9.2.2. Cary, NC, USA: SAS Institute, Inc.; 2019.Suche in Google Scholar
12. Weerakoon, SR, Somaratne, S. Agronomic potential of lupin (Lupinus spp.) in Sri Lanka as an alternative crop: growth and yield performance in different agro-ecological regions. Asian J Agric Res 2013;7:1–14. https://doi.org/10.3923/ajar.2013.1.14.Suche in Google Scholar
13. Alemu, F, Asmare, B, Yeheyis, L. Growth, yield and yield component attributes of narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) varieties in the highlands of Ethiopia. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales 2018;7:48–55. https://doi.org/10.17138/TGFT(7).48-55.Suche in Google Scholar
14. Fikadu, TR, Retta, KS, Derseh, MB. Yield and nutritional quality of sweet lupine (Lupinus angustifolius) grown in mid altitudes of Lemo district, hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia. Int J Agron 2021;2021:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6674452.Suche in Google Scholar
15. Tarekegn, A. Evaluation of the adaptability of different sweet lupin (Lupinus spp. L.) varieties for feed production. Amman, Jordan: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; 2016.Suche in Google Scholar
16. Bhardwaj, HL, Starner, DE, Van Santen, E. Preliminary evaluation of white lupine (Lupinus albus L.) as a forage crop in the mid-ATLANTIC regions of the United States of America. J Agric Sci 2010;2:13–7.10.5539/jas.v2n4p13Suche in Google Scholar
17. Tizazu, H, Emire, S. Chemical composition, physico-chemical and functional properties of lupin (Lupinus albus) seeds grown in Ethiopia. Afr J Food Nutr Sci 2010;10:3029–46.10.4314/ajfand.v10i8.60895Suche in Google Scholar
18. Yeheyis, L. Potential of lupins (Lupinus spp. L.) for human use and livestock feed in Ethiopia [Ph. D. thesis]. Berlin, Germany: Humboldt University of Berlin; 2012.Suche in Google Scholar
19. Yeheyis, L, Kijora, C, Wink, M, Peters, KJ. Effect of a traditional processing method on chemical composition of local white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) seed in North-Western Ethiopia. Z Naturforsch 2011a;66c:403–8. https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2011-7-812.Suche in Google Scholar PubMed
20. Fraser, MD, Fychan, R, Jones, R. Comparative yield and chemical composition of two cultivars of narrow leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) when harvested as whole-crop, moist grain and dry grain. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2005;120:43–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.12.014.Suche in Google Scholar
21. Francis, C. New crops and oilseeds from Ethiopia and elsewhere. The Australian New Crops Newsletter; 1999. Available from: www.newcrops.uq.edu.au/newslett/ncnl1117.htm.Suche in Google Scholar
22. Natera, FZ, Lopez, PG, Moreno, JR, Ruiz, MA. Agricultural experiments with Lupinus albus in Mexico. In: van Santen, E, Wink, M, Weissmann, S, Roemer, P, editors. Lupin, an ancient crop for the new millennium. Proceedings of the 9th international lupin conference, Klink/Muritz, 20–24 June, 1999. New Zealand: International Lupin Association, Canterbury; 1999:203–4 pp.Suche in Google Scholar
23. Heidel, W. Experiences with monitoring and control of anthracnose in lupin in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. In: van Santen, E, Hill, GD, editors. Mexico, where old and new world lupins meet. Proceedings of the 11th international lupin conference, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 4–9 May, 2005. Canterbury, New Zealand: International Lupin Association; 2005:124–7 pp.Suche in Google Scholar
24. Yeheyis, L, Kijora, C, Tegegne, F, Peters, KJ. Sweet blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) seed as a Substitute for concentrate mix supplement in the diets of yearling washera rams fed on natural pasture hay as basal diet in Ethiopia. Trop Anim Health Prod 2012c;44:1255–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-0066-0.Suche in Google Scholar PubMed
25. Ephrem, N, Tegegne, F, Mekuriaw, Y, Yeheyis, L. Nutrient intake, digestibility and growth performance of Washera lambs supplemented with graded levels of sweet blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) seed. Small Rumin Res 2015;130:101–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.07.019.Suche in Google Scholar
26. Yalew, A, Getahun, A, Dejen, E. Effect of replacing fish meal by sweet lupin meal on growth performance of African catfish fingerlings, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Ethiop J Sci Technol 2019;12:1–17. https://doi.org/10.4314/ejst.v12i1.1.Suche in Google Scholar
27. Erbas, M, Certel, M, Uslu, MK. Some chemical properties of white lupine seeds (Lupineus albus) Turkey. Food Chem 2004;89:341–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.02.040.Suche in Google Scholar
28. Yeheyis, L, Ahmed, A, Amane, A, Mekonnen, W, Abebe, Y, Tegegne, F, et al.. Sweet blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) as multipurpose crop: on-farm yield performance, different utilization options and smallholder farmers’ perception in Ethiopia. In: Proceedings of the 14th intearnational lupin conference held in Milan, Italy, 21–26 June, 2015. Canterbury, New Zealand: International Lupin Association; 2015.Suche in Google Scholar
29. Hufnage, B, Soriano, A, Taylor, J, Divol, F, Kroc, M, Sanders, H, et al.. Pangenome of white lupin provides insights into the diversity of the species. Plant Biotechnol J 2021;19:2532–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13678.Suche in Google Scholar PubMed PubMed Central
© 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Proximate analysis and fatty acid, mineral and soluble carbohydrate profiles of some brown macroalgae collected from Türkiye coasts
- Structure elucidation of an aspidofractinine-type monoterpene indole alkaloid from Melodinus reticulatus
- Crotofoligandrin, a new endoperoxide crotofolane-type diterpenoid from the twigs of Croton oligandrus Pierre ex. Hutch (Euphorbiaceae)
- Chemical composition of different plant part from Lactuca serriola L. – focus on volatile compounds and fatty acid profile
- Essential oil composition, anti-tyrosinase activity, and molecular docking studies of Knema intermedia Warb. (Myristicaceae)
- Isolation of compounds from the roots of Ambrosia artemisiifolia and their effects on human cancer cell lines
- Berberine may provide redox homeostasis during aging in rats
- The search for commercial sweet white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) adaptive to Ethiopian growing condition seems not successful: what should be done?
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Proximate analysis and fatty acid, mineral and soluble carbohydrate profiles of some brown macroalgae collected from Türkiye coasts
- Structure elucidation of an aspidofractinine-type monoterpene indole alkaloid from Melodinus reticulatus
- Crotofoligandrin, a new endoperoxide crotofolane-type diterpenoid from the twigs of Croton oligandrus Pierre ex. Hutch (Euphorbiaceae)
- Chemical composition of different plant part from Lactuca serriola L. – focus on volatile compounds and fatty acid profile
- Essential oil composition, anti-tyrosinase activity, and molecular docking studies of Knema intermedia Warb. (Myristicaceae)
- Isolation of compounds from the roots of Ambrosia artemisiifolia and their effects on human cancer cell lines
- Berberine may provide redox homeostasis during aging in rats
- The search for commercial sweet white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) adaptive to Ethiopian growing condition seems not successful: what should be done?
