Abstract:Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), one of the oldest of cultivated plants, has been grown in Ethiopia for at least 5000 years (Harlan, 1969; Doggett, 1970). Generally, Ethiopia is considered as a secondary ...Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), one of the oldest of cultivated plants, has been grown in Ethiopia for at least 5000 years (Harlan, 1969; Doggett, 1970). Generally, Ethiopia is considered as a secondary gene centre, or a centre of diversity, for barley and not as a centre of origin (Tolbert et al., 1979). However, in recent studies some evidence has been presented to suggest that Ethiopia might be a centre of origin (Bekele, 1983b; Negassa, 1985) as was originally suggested by Vavilov. The diversity in Ethiopian barley germplasm accessions has been presented in a number of studies (Ward, 1962; Tolbert et al, 1979; Bekele, 1983a,b; Negassa, 1985) which were based mainly on discrete (non-continuous) characters. In studies on disease resistance in Ethiopian barley it was found that Ethiopian barley germplasm possesses resistance genes for almost all major diseases (Moseman, 1971; Lehmann, Nover & Scholz, 1976). In addition, high protein and lysine contents have been found in some Ethiopian genotypes (Munck, Karlsson & Hagberg, 1971).Read More
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-03-21
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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