Ethiopian barley landraces show higher yield stability and comparable yield to improved varieties in multi-environment field trials

Wosene G. Abtew1,2, Berhane Lakew3, Bettina I. G. Haussmann1, Karl J. Schmid1*

1University of Hohenheim, Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, 70599  Stuttgart, Germany. 2Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 1643, Jimma, Ethiopia. 3Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2002, Holetta, Ethiopia.
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