Evaluation of Grain yield Performance and Quality Parameter of Malt Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Variety in Eastern Amhara - Abstract
Evaluation of Grain yield Performance and Quality Parameter of Malt Barley (HordeumVulgare) Variety in Eastern Amhara. Seven malt barley varieties were evaluated with the objective of selecting high yielder and adaptable varieties that fulfill the standards of malt barley quality parameters. The trial was conducted in the high land areas of Eastern Amhara at Legambo, Dessiezuria, Geregra and kone districts in 2014 main crop growing season using RCBD using three replications. Each variety was planted on a plot size of 5m2(2.5m with 2m).Space between rows, plots and replications were 0.2m, 0.5m and 1m respectively. Analysis of variance revealed the presence of highly significant difference (p<0.01) between varieties for days to heading, days to maturity and spike length. Significant difference (p<0.05) was also observed between varieties for plant height, thousand seed weight and grain yield. Variety IBON 174/03 score the highest grain yield (4239), good germination energy (99.02), average hectoliter weight(63.52),protein content(10.52), and good grading size (92.4) were recorded in consistence in all tested location whereas, the lowest grain yield (2228kg/ha) was recorded at Legambo in variety Bahati. From
the combine analysis, variety IBON 174/03 have 19.3%and 31% -grain yield advantage over the grand mean (3122.2) and the lowest grain yield Bekoji 1 (2853)kg/ha. IBON 174/03, Sabini, Bekoji-1, Holker and EH1847 fulfill the minimum requirement breweries quality standard. Therefore, IBON174/03 varieties were recommended for further seed multiplication and make import substitution of malt barley and improve the income of farmer in highlands of Wollo barely growing area of eastern Amhara.