Table 2 Description the eight malting barley varieties used in the study
Variety | Altitude(m.a.s.l) | Maintainer | Year of releasing | Days to heading | Days to Maturity | Yield at on station (q ha−1) | Protein % during releasing | Disease reaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traveler | 2000–2600 | HEINKEN/HARC | 2013 | 79–93 | 130–160 | 20–40 | 10–11.1 | Resistance to net blotch |
Holker | 2500–3000 | HARC | 1979 | – | – | – | – | – |
IBON174/03 | 2300–2800 | HARC | 2012 | 70 | 120 | – | 10 | Scald tolerant |
Sabini | 2300–2800 | KARC | 2011 | 46 | 64–83 | 25–40 | 8.5 | Susceptible to scald |
Fre-Gebs | 2300–3000 | AARC | 2010 | 62–87 | 100–127 | 20–25 | 9–10.5 | Moderately Resistance to net blotch |
EH1847 | 2200–2800 | HARC | 2011 | 71–90 | 126–161 | 35 | 106–11–7 | – |
Bahati | 2300–2800 | KARC | 2011 | 72–85 | 126–158 | 25–40 | 8.7 | Resistance to net blotch |
Bekoji-1 | 2300–2800 | KARC | 2010 | 89–111 | 121–163 | 24–28 | 11–7 | Resistance to net blotch and scald |