Assessment on the Current State of On-Farm Diversity and Genetic Erosion in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Landraces from Bale Highlands, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Summary of the barley landraces cited by household heads in the study districts, Bale zone, Ethiopia, along with their seed color, description of the naming’s, number of rows, and some special attributes.

S/N	Landraces	Seed color	Description of the naming’s	# rows	Special attributes
1	Aruso Balticha	White	To specify its origin in Arsi and wide distribution in Bale	2	Short spike, tolerant to stress, good flour quality
2	Aruso Limat	White	Named after its origin in Arsi and brought to Bale later	6	Long spikes, tolerant to drought, good flour quality
3	Aruso Bale	White	Suspected to be originated at both Arsi and Bale	6	Long spike, resistant to drought and cold, good flour quality
4	Bira Adi	White	Shows its being white colored and use in making beer malt	2	Long spikes, susceptible to stress, good flour quality, long plant height
5	Bira Dima	Purplish red	Shows its being red colored and use in making beer malt	2	Long spikes, susceptible to drought and cold, long plant height
6	Kasale	Black	Named to show its deep black seed color	2 or 6	Have long spikes, resist to cold stress
7	Wadago	Purplish red	Named to qualify its high tolerance to stress	6	Short spikes, short plant height, tolerant to lodgings
8	Gomboba	White	Named to signify its long and bending spikelet	2	Long spike, long plant height, good flour quality
9	Senef Gebs	White/black	Named to mean ‘lazy barley’ to qualify it is easy to dehull	2	Long spikes, low yield, mainly used for Kolo (roasted barley grain)
10	Walia	White/black	A name given to reflect its endemicity as Walia Ibex	6	Short spikes, short plant height, susceptible to drought and cold
11	Kubsa	White	The name given to reflect its good flour and dough quality	2 or 3	Long spike, long plant height, good flour quality
12	Farasgama	White	Named to show its short and stunted plant and spikelet length	2	Short spike, smaller seed size, short plant height, tolerant to lodging
13	Barsadad	White	To show its long-term endemicity	2	Longer spike, short plant height, tolerant to lodging
14	Akalas	White	Given to show its strength in withstanding lodging	2	Longer spike, short plant height, tolerant to lodging
15	Falibaye	Purple	Named to represent its high resistance to environmental stresses	3 or 4	Large spike, seed size, and plant height, good flour quality,
16	Kinkicho	White	Naming that signify its short plant height	2 or 4	Small spike, small seed size, easy to dehull, short plant height
17	Mukura	White	Given to reveal its stunted plant height	2	Short spike and plant height, small seed size, easy to dehull
18	Samareta	White/purplish	Named to reflect its very attractive whitish-purple seed color	2	Large spike, seed size, and plant height, susceptible to lodgings
19	Kate	White	Named to signify its seed resemblance to wheat	4	Short spike and plant height, tolerant to lodging
20	Butuji	White	Named to indicate its short and strong plant resistant to lodging	6	Short spike, short plant height, large grain size and tolerant to lodging
21	Muga	Blackish	Named to reflect its faded black seed color	6	Large spike, larger seeds, high grain yields and good flour quality
22	Mage	Whitish	Named to show its longer and thinner seeds	2	Large spike, tolerant to stresses, good flour quality
23	Balemi	White	Named to reflect its being spiky	4	Long spike, resistant to stress, preferable flour quality
24	Haji Yune	Whitish	Named after the person ‘'Haji Yune’	4	Long spike, tolerant to drought and cold, larger sized seeds
25	Kabe	White	Named after the person ‘Kabe’	2	Short spike, small sized seeds, tolerant to lodging

Arsi is one of the administrative zones in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia.