Food-fodder performance of food and malt barley cultivars in Ethiopian highlands

In Ethiopia, barley selection has focused on grain yield traits. Limited information is available straw and its nutritive value. The aim of this study was to screen cultivars for value using forty food malt types at two locations in Ethiopia (Bekoji Kofele) 2018. Food-fodder quality traits investigated were crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) metabolizable energy (ME) straw. Location, cultivar their interaction affected the performance as well types. Wide differences observed within respectively: Grain CP: 10.2-12.2% 11.4.1-13.3%, NDF: 40-2-52.7% 38-42.9%, ME: 9.9-12.3 MJ/kg 12.1-14.5 MJ/kg, 4.1-5.7% 4.9-6.2%, 73.5-76.7% 72.9-76.1%, 5-5.6 5.3-5.8 MJ/kg. Across locations, IBON174/03 produced most (6.95 t/ha), traveller (9.1t/ha) HB1963 relatively high both 8.4 t/ha 6.4 t/ha, making it an interesting food-feed cultivar. Therefore IBON174/03, are promising area. Key words: Food-feed, cultivar, barley,