Data is for current budget year ( 2018 E.C.)
| ES Code | 415:2012 |
| Registered Variety Name | Traveler |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | 16 |
| Common Name | Malt Barley -Traveler |
| Scientific Name | Traveler |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
| seed | 5 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 2000-2600 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 500-1000 |
| Soil Type | Nitosols |
| Nutritional Merit | Protein(%) 10-11.1; Plumb Kernels>2.2mm(%); Screening <2.2mm(%) 6.9 ; Germination(%) 99 |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2013 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | HARC/EIAR |
| Planting Method | Row/Brodcast |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 150 |
| Planting Dates | End of June onwards, depending on onset of rain |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 30 |
| Days to Heading | 79-93 |
| Days to Maturity | 130-160 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | None |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 34-45 |
| Seed Color | White-yellow |
| Flower Color | Not mentioned |
| Leaf Arrangement | Erect, high tillering |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Resistant to net blotch, but shows some level of Susceptibility to scald |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 20-40 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 25-45 |
| Variety Status | Adaptation area: Holetta, Arisi, West Arisi and Bale. |
| Variety Source | Domestic |