The Release and Registration of Bako-09 (Acc. 214995) Finger millet Variety

Abstract

The name Bako-09 was given to the finger millet (Eleusine coracana sub spp. coracana) variety with the pedigree of Acc. 214995, which was  introduced from Zambia through Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute and released as a variety by Bako Agricultural Research Center in 2017. Bako 09  and the other eleven pipeline genotypes were evaluated against standard check (Gute) at Bako and Gute sites from 2013 to 2015 and at Boneya  Boshe in 2014 main cropping season. Additive main effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI), Genotype and Genotype by Environment  interaction (GGE) biplot analysis, and Eberhart and Russell regression model revealed that Bako 09 is stable and high yielding (2.99 t ha^-1) with a  yield advantage of 21.99% over the standard check. Besides, the variety has purple leaf, nodes and finger color, which is a known trait for its  resistance to diseases and dominant over green the other colored traits in finger millet. Therefore, Bako-09 was released in 2017 for its high grain  yield potential and moderately resistant against Magnaporthe oryzea disease.