Department of Agriculture, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Worabe Agri- cultural Research Centre, Worabe, Ethiopia
Research Article
Performance evaluation and yield stability test of released food barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties in highland areas of Siltie and Gurage Zones
Author(s): Solomon Shibeshi* and Muluneh Mekiso
Improved barley varieties under barley production were limited in study areas. Therefore, testing of food barley varieties including check over locations for their performance is of paramount important in identification of superior varieties for production. The experiments were conducted to identify high yielding and to determine the stability of the varieties, and specifically and widely adapted food barley varieties for the target areas. Combined analysis of variance showed highly significant (p<0.05) differences among the varieties in plant height, spike length and grain yield, indicating the existence of a genetic difference of barley varieties. The highest mean grain yield (3506.80 kg ha-1) was obtained from variety Adosha and Robera (3279.20 kg ha-1) but HB-1307 which was check variety gave the relatively lowest mean grain yield (2465 ha-1). Regarding Wr.. Read More»