Performance evaluation and stability analysis of malt barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties for yield and quality traits in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia

Table 5 Mean values of agronomic and quality traits of malting barley varieties tested at four Environments

No	Varieties	DH	DM	PH	SL	SS	BM	TKW	KPC	KMC	KSC
1	Traveler	63	94	69.10	6.94	20.93	843	38.63	10.33	10.03	64
2	Holker	62	94	78.95	6.82	21.05	874	40.67	10.30	9.98	63
3	IBON174/03	57	90	75.38	6.67	21.93	890	41.92	10.30	9.88	64
4	Sabini	55	88	78.42	7.58	22.42	964	40.96	10.48	9.98	65
5	Fre-Gebs	58	88	92.47	6.86	21.20	1022	45.13	10.33	9.95	63
6	EH1847	59	91	88.97	7.14	22.45	1052	42.83	11.11	9.96	64
7	Bahati	59	93	83.78	7.30	23.05	1067	43.21	10.33	9.95	64
8	Bekoji-1	62	94	98.32	7.21	22.58	1181	43.42	9.85	9.98	65
Mean		59	91	83	7	22	10	42	10	9.96	64
C.V. (%)		4	3	11	9	9	25	6	0.5	0.1	0.76
LSD (5%)		2.12	2.85	7.69	0.52	1.64	2.02	2.04	0.04	0.01	0.39

DH, Days to heading; DM, Days to maturity; PH, plant height (cm); SL, Spike length (cm); SS, Seed per spike (No); TKW, 1000 kernel weight (g); BM, Above ground biomass (kg/ha); KPc, Kernel protein content (%); KSc, Kernel starch content (%); KMc, Kernel moisture content (%). IBON, international barely observation nursery; LSD, least significant difference; C.V, coefficient of variation

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