Common bean has versatile benefits such as nutritional, environmental and economic benefits for the producers and consumers. However, its production has been affected and threatened by a number of biotic factors. Survey was conducted in 2018/19 cropping season within three woredas of Metekel Zone, Benshangul-Gumz region, Ethiopia, with the objective of identifying and prioritizing haricot bean diseases.The result revealed that haricot bean production in the Zone is affected by eleven diseases which are caused by fungi, bacteria and virus. Based on the disease severity, incidence and prevalence scores, the diseases are categorized in to Major, intermediate and Minor disease. Angular Leaf Spot (Pseudocercospora griseola), Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum), Floury leaf spot (Mycovellosiella phaseoli), and Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora cruenta are grouped in to major diseases. Rust (Uromyces appendiculatus), Web blight Rhizoctonia solani Kühn (teleomorph Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk), Ascochyta blight (Phomaexigua var. exigua/Ascochyta phaseolorum acc) and Bean common mosaic virus (potyvirus) are categorized as Intermediate and the remaining three diseases: Halo blight (Pseudomonas syringaepv. phaseolicola), Common Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv phaseoli) and Downy Mildew (Phytophthora phaseoli Thaxt) are grouped under minor diseases. The survey revealed, the common bean production and disease management practices and variety development efforts for the Zone, onwards, should focus on those major disease (such as Angular Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Floury leaf spot, and Frog Eye leaf spot) in order to sustain production and productivity of common bean cultivars.

The experiment was conducted during the offseason at Mandura district, North-West, Ethiopia under irrigation condition with the objective, to test and evaluate the adaptability and performance of seven introduced ESA pigeonpea varieties for grain yield and other agronomic traits with standard check during 2017/2018 cropping season. The agronomic traits evaluated and tested were stand count at initial, days to flowering, days to maturity, plant height, and stand count at harvest, seeds per pod, seeds per plant, wilt score, hundred seed weight and usable grain yield per hectare. The evaluated materials showed three maturity class i.e. early, medium, and long durations. Among the tested materials, ICEAP-00557 scored the highest grain yield (2349kg/ha), followed by ICEAP-00576-1 (1737kg/ha), however, the standard check ICEAP-87091 score was comparatively inferior (1390kg/ha). At times there was great variability in the biomass of the varieties which deserves serious attention for the producers. Thus, it was suggested the existence of sufficient variability for key economic yield that gives an option for promoting for high socioeconomic performance through adaptation and commercialization.

The experiment was conducted during the offseason at Mandura district, North-West, Ethiopia under irrigation condition with the objective, to test and evaluate the adaptability and performance of seven introduced ESA pigeonpea varieties for grain yield and other agronomic traits with standard check during 2017/2018 cropping season. The agronomic traits evaluated and tested were stand count at initial, days to flowering, days to maturity, plant height, and stand count at harvest, seeds per pod, seeds per plant, wilt score, hundred seed weight and usable grain yield per hectare. The evaluated materials showed three maturity class i.e. early, medium, and long durations. Among the tested materials, ICEAP-00557 scored the highest grain yield (2349 kg/ha), followed by ICEAP-00576-1 (1737 kg/ha), however, the standard check ICEAP-87091 score was comparatively inferior (1390kg/ha). At times there was great variability in the biomass of the varieties which deserves serious attention for the producers. Thus, it was suggested the existence of sufficient variability for key economic yield that gives an option for promoting for high socioeconomic performance through adaptation and commercialization.