Food-fodder performance of food and malt barley cultivars in Ethiopian highlands

Keno, M., Tolemariam, T., Demeke, S., Alkhtib, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-3381-0304, Wamatu, J. and Janssens, G.P.J., 2021. Food-fodder performance of food and malt barley cultivars in Ethiopian highlands. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 17 (11): 2FF9902681, pp. 1425-1432. ISSN 1991-637X

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Abstract

In Ethiopia, barley selection has focused on grain yield traits. Limited information is available on straw yield and its nutritive value. The aim of this study was to screen cultivars for grain and straw yield and nutritive value using forty cultivars of food and malt barley types at two locations in Ethiopia (Bekoji and Kofele) in 2018. Food-fodder quality traits investigated were crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and metabolizable energy (ME) of grain and straw. Location, cultivar and their interaction affected the performance in malt as well as food barley types. Wide cultivars differences were observed within food and malt types respectively: Grain CP: 10.2-12.2% and 11.4.1-13.3%, grain NDF: 40-2-52.7% and 38-42.9%, grain ME: 9.9-12.3 MJ/kg and 12.1-14.5 MJ/kg, straw CP: 4.1-5.7% and 4.9-6.2%, straw NDF: 73.5-76.7% and 72.9-76.1%, straw ME: 5-5.6 MJ/kg and 5.3-5.8 MJ/kg. Across locations, IBON174/03 produced most grain (6.95 t/ha), traveller produced most straw (9.1t/ha) and HB1963 was relatively high in both straw 8.4 t/ha and grain yield 6.4 t/ha, making it an interesting food-feed cultivar. Therefore IBON174/03, traveller and HB1963 are promising barley cultivars for the study area.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: African Journal of Agricultural Research
Creators: Keno, M., Tolemariam, T., Demeke, S., Alkhtib, A., Wamatu, J. and Janssens, G.P.J.
Publisher: Academic Journals
Date: 30 November 2021
Volume: 17
Number: 11
ISSN: 1991-637X
Identifiers:
NumberType
10.5897/ajar2021.15788DOI
1503893Other
Rights: Copyright © 2021 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
Divisions: Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Record created by: Linda Sullivan
Date Added: 16 Dec 2021 10:45
Last Modified: 16 Dec 2021 10:45
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45136

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