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.