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International Journal Of Forest, Animal And Fisheries Research(IJFAF)

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On-Farm Performance Evaluation of Legume Forage Species under Rain-Fed Conditions at Pinkiyo District, Angiak Zone, Gambella Region, Ethiopia

Tesfamicheal Fissha , Amino Kiru , Obang Ojulu

Article Info: Received: 25 Feb 2026; Received in revised form: 28 Mar 2026; Accepted: 03 Apr 2026; Available online: 03 Jun 2026

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DOI: 10.22161/ijfaf.10.2.2

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This study was conducted in Pinkiyo kebele of Gambella Zuria woreda, Gambella Region, Ethiopia, to evaluate the adaptability, biomass yield, and utilization potential of improved legume forage species under rain-fed conditions. Three improved forage legumes, namely Lablab-11640, Lablab-147, and Desmodium, were evaluated using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two replications under participatory on-farm conditions. Three agro-pastoral households allocated 0.5 ha of land for the experiment. Agronomic parameters including plant height, survival rate, number of leaves per plant, fresh biomass yield, and dry matter yield were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 21. Significant differences (P < 0.05) were observed among treatments for most agronomic parameters. Lablab-11640 showed superior performance with the highest plant height (148.5 ± 4.2 cm), survival rate (93 ± 2.0%), fresh biomass yield (12.10 ± 0.65 t/ha), dry matter yield (3.65 ± 0.18 t/ha), and number of leaves per plant (45.2 ± 2.1). Lablab-147 ranked second, while Desmodium recorded the lowest performance across most parameters. The study concluded that improved forage legumes, particularly Lablab-11640, have strong potential to alleviate livestock feed shortages and improve livestock productivity in the rain-fed lowland areas of Gambella Region. Therefore, scaling up and dissemination of the demonstrated forage technologies are recommended in similar agro-ecological areas.

Agro-pastoralists, biomass yield, Desmodium, dry matter yield, forage adaptation, Gambella Region, Lablab purpureus.

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