Registration of HB 1120 Food Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Variety for Upper High Altitude Areas of Ethiopia

Abstract

Eighteen food barley genotypes advanced from the local crossing program wereevaluated to identify stable genotypes with high grain yield and good grain qualities.The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with threereplications at six environments during 2005-2007cropping seasons. Analysis of variancedepicted that HB 1120 demonstrated the highest mean yield potential with goodagronomic performance across testing environments. Moreover, the variety was highlypreferred and rated top score by farmers in the participatory variety evaluation.Accordingly, HB 1120 was released in 2012 and then demonstration and seedmultiplication is underway. Therefore, cultivation of the new variety in the higheraltitude areas of major barley growing environments of the country is highlyrecommended.