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Enhancement of barley productivity through improved crop management practices in the semi-arid highlands of northern Ethiopi

A. Addis · Kebede Afewerk · T. Alemtsehay · Dereje Assefa +2 more

Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is among the important cereal crops cultivated annually on 1.02 million ha of land in Ethiopia. However, its productivity is low (1.9 t ha-1) compared to the potential attainable yield (5.3 ton ha-1) due to water s…

RUF-36259 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

Development of improved scald tolerant barley varieties with superior enduse (malt) and nutritional quality for dry land areas of the northern Ethiopia

Asmud. Bjornstad · R. Edema · Abay. Feiten

Barley is an important cash crop for resource-poor farmers in Tigray region of northern Ethiopian where options are very limited, and barley is often the only possible crop. Biotic stresses plus a harsh environment have contributed to low …

RUF-34600 2010 CC BY 4.0 8 Sep 2015