Research Article
Effect of Quantitative and Qualitative Phenotypic Traits on Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) Yields and Genotypes Determination in Gurage Zone, at Yefereze Enset Conservation Site
Ashenafi Mitiku*
,
Kibebew Fikre
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2026
Pages:
1-16
Received:
8 October 2025
Accepted:
22 October 2025
Published:
7 January 2026
Abstract: Enset is a perennial plant and a multi-purpose crop used in Ethiopia. Phenotypic traits were important to predict the production and productivity of enset. This research was conducted in Gurage Zone at Yefereziye enset conservation site with the objective of effect of quantitative and qualitative phenotypic traits on Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) yield and genotypes from 2020 to 2021. The evaluation was conducted using a single plot experiment method, with a total of 15 plants within a column. Data were collected randomly within five tagged Enset genotypes within a row. The result reveal that the quantitative data were highly significant (P≤0.001) among the enset genotypes. The higher pseudostem circumference, pseudostem height, and Plant height were recorded from Ashikit (121.4cm, 154.6cm and 494.2cm), Shebeshertiye (120.8cm, 139.4cm and 436.8cm), Zereta (118.4cm, 135.8cm and 438cm), Kanchiwe (130.4cm, 22.6cm and 418cm) and Zigbot (126cm, 120.8cm and 433.4cm), Yeshraqinqe (101 cm, 139.8 cm and 463.2cm); Ageremariam (103.8cm, 145.8cm and 480.4 cm) and Tikurbadedet (131cm, 110.6cm and 419cm) respectively. In qualitative trait assessment the dominant color trait was, for pseudostem brown 3 (0.4%), lower leaf part was light green (95.7%), upper part of midrib was green (95.7%), lower midrib was reddish (56.52%) and lower part of petiole was black (34.8%) colors within the enset genotyps. Therefore, from the current research the following enset land races were, Ashikit, Shebeshertiye, Zereta, Kanchiwe, Zigbot, Yeshraqinqe, Ageremariam and Tikurbadedet enset genotypes were well performance and recommended to the local farmer to enhance their livelihoods.
Abstract: Enset is a perennial plant and a multi-purpose crop used in Ethiopia. Phenotypic traits were important to predict the production and productivity of enset. This research was conducted in Gurage Zone at Yefereziye enset conservation site with the objective of effect of quantitative and qualitative phenotypic traits on Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw...
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Research Article
Evaluation of Dolomitic Marble Deposits and Their Industrial Applications in Debub Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Ewunetu Mitku*,
Mekdes Taye
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2026
Pages:
17-31
Received:
6 November 2025
Accepted:
18 November 2025
Published:
26 January 2026
DOI:
10.11648/j.sf.20260701.12
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Abstract: The research area is located in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern National Regional State, within Dimeka woreda. It can be reached via a 720km road from Addis Ababa passing through Welayita Sodo, Arbaminch, Konso, and Turmi. The main objective is to delineate the marble resources and determine their industrial applications based on quality. Geological, geochemical, and physical tests revealed the presence of marble, granite, quartz, feldspar, base metals, various types of gneiss, basalts, mafic and ultramafic rocks, and alluvial sediments. The gneiss terrain is intersected by dikes and veins, and basalt layers contain gemstones such as agate. Marble occurs in white, gray, and dark colors, depending on impurities, with geochemical analysis showing CaO content between 26.68 and 35.16 wt% and MgO between 14.18 and 20.8 wt%, identifying the marble as dolomitic in origin. The marble is suitable for diverse industrial uses including dimension stone, fillers, and coloring agents in paper, cosmetics, plastics, and putty, as well as for acid neutralization in aquatic and soil environments. It also serves as an inert filler in pharmaceuticals, materials for sculptures and ornaments, calcium additives for animal feeds, and decorative building materials like floor tiles and window sills. Chemical and physical analyses confirm its suitability with some beneficiation. Approximately 8.71 million tons of indicated marble resources are estimated by section logging and profile descriptions; however, the total reserve is expected to be higher due to unassessed deposits and difficult access. Overall, the dolomitic marble deposit from dolomite origin has properties that support its application across various industries.
Abstract: The research area is located in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern National Regional State, within Dimeka woreda. It can be reached via a 720km road from Addis Ababa passing through Welayita Sodo, Arbaminch, Konso, and Turmi. The main objective is to delineate the marble resources and determine their industrial applications based on quality. Geolog...
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Research Article
Competition of Civilizational Models of Development as a Factor of Historical Dynamics and Polarization of the World
Yuri Granin*
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2026
Pages:
32-39
Received:
12 December 2025
Accepted:
4 January 2026
Published:
27 January 2026
DOI:
10.11648/j.sf.20260701.13
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Abstract: The problem of historical dynamics and polarization of the world is discussed in the context of the social evolution of mankind and civilizational analysis of history. The latter is theoretically diverse. It contains two alternative research strategies: universalistic and particularistic. Comparing them, the author proposes to consider the process of "civilizing" countries and peoples in the context of the evolution of communities of the species Homo sapiens and the implementation of a more general macrohistorical trend: the globalization of mankind. It is shown that in this context, the "civilization" of mankind appears as an other being ("its other") of its globalization, realized through a variety of regional socio-cultural forms of embodiment of this general historical trend. The largest and most stable of these forms of human coexistence are "civilizations" and the "development models" they create. In geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects, the competition of civilizations for influence, territories and resources concentrated on them is similar to the movement of the "geological plates" of the earth's crust, the movement of which determines the dynamics of world history, forming successive "poles of development". At present, humanity has returned from a short-lived state of dominance of the Euro-Atlantic (Anglo-Saxon) civilization led by the United States to the state of a multipolar World. This was expressed in the resuscitation of the civilizational and national self-awareness of the largest regional powers of the planet, who acutely felt the objective value-semantic confrontation with the West as special "civilization countries". This and much more stimulated Russia to turn away from the unfriendly West to the South and East.
Abstract: The problem of historical dynamics and polarization of the world is discussed in the context of the social evolution of mankind and civilizational analysis of history. The latter is theoretically diverse. It contains two alternative research strategies: universalistic and particularistic. Comparing them, the author proposes to consider the process ...
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