Department of Agriculture, Holetta Agricultural Research Center, Holeta, Ethiopia
Research Article
Assessment of Seed Quality and Seed-Borne Pathogens of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in Major Growing Areas of Ethiopia
Author(s): Meseret Ejeta*, Mekonen Haile and Elsabet Bayisa
The study was conducted to assess seed quality and seed borne pathogen of barely seed collected from formal and informal seed sources in major growing areas of Ethiopia. By using multistage purposive sampling techniques 156 samples were collected from four major barely growing regions of Ethiopia and quality of seed samples was analyzed using standard testing procedures at Holetta seed research laboratory. Analysis result showed that highly significant (P<0.001) difference in physical purity, moisture content, thousand seed weight, germination percentage, seedling length, seedling dry weight, vigor index for barely seed obtained from different districts. Similarly, high significant difference (P<0.001) in physical purity, moisture content, thousand seed weight, germination percentage, seedling length, vigor index one for barely seed collected from different seed sources. Thirtee.. View more»