| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | ‘Gesse’ |
| Released in Issue No. | 26 |
| Common Name | food barely - ‘Gesse’ |
| Scientific Name | Hordeum vulgare - ‘Gesse’ |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | yield |
| Adaptation Area | For high potential barley growing areas in Ethiopia |
| seed | 4 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 2300-2600 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 750-1200 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | - |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2023 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Sinana ARC/ORARI |
| Planting Method | broadcast |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 125 |
| Planting Dates | End of July to Early August |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 35 |
| Days to Maturity | 135 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | None |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 36.5 |
| Seed Color | Light brown |
| Flower Color | White |
| Leaf Arrangement | None |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Moderately resistance to major barley diseases |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 34-66 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 35-59 |
| Variety Maintenance Status | None |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
| date added | March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
| date modified | May 11, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
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