Performance Evaluation of Malt Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Varieties for Yield and Quality Traits in Eastern Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is an annual cereal crop that belongs to the grass family Poaceae of tribe Triticeae. Due establishment and production capacity malt beer factories in Ethiopia, barley demand increased from time time. Eight released varieties were evaluated four environments Wag-himra Lasta districts main season for two years (2016 2017). The objective trial was identify a high yielder standard-quality malting variety production. conducted using randomized complete block design with three replications on plot size 1.2 m width 2.5 length. results revealed there highly significant difference grain yield quality traits ( p < 0.05 ). kernel protein starch content ranged 9.85 11 63–65%. thousand weight range 32.5 46.4 g. EH1847 (3340 kg ha−1), IBON174/03 (3351 Bahati (3220 ha−1) first best performing fulfilled parameter requirements set by National Standard Authority barley. Therefore, these are recommended agroecologies their yield, size, content. Further study required agronomic practices brewing attributes