Ansar, New barley cultivar for rainfed cold areas

Document Type : Release of the variety

Authors

1 Researcher, Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Maragheh, Iran.

2 Assistant professor, Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Maragheh, Iran.

3 Assistant professor, East Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran.

4 Associate professor, Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Maragheh, Iran.

5 Researcher, Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sararood Branch, Iran.

6 Assistant professor, North Khorasan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bojnord, Iran.

7 Researcher, Kordestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran.

8 Researcher, Zanjan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Zanjan, Iran.

9 Researcher, Ardabil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ardabil, Iran.

10 Researcher, Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute (SPCRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.

11 Assistant professor, Razavi Khorasan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran.

12 Assistant professor, West Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Urmia, Iran.

13 Researcher, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Gorgan, Iran.

14 Researcher, West Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Urmia, Iran.

10.22092/rafhc.2020.108888.1057

Abstract

Barley is highly variable in adaptation to marginal environments. The main objective of barley breeding programs has been on improving yield by developing new cultivars with high grain yield and quality characteristics for different climates. Ansar is a new high yielding and drought tolerant cultivar of barley with facultative growth habit. It was released in the year 2013 for rainfed cold areas of Iran. Ansar originated from a cross Yea168.4/Yea605.5//Yea206-4A-3 (a high yielding line received from ICARDA). Based on regional yield trials, the average graind yield of Ansar was 3025 kgha-1, which was 55 kg higher than Sahand (2970 kgha-1). In comparison with Sahand (check), Ansar had 1-2 days early maturity, 4-6 cm taller stem, 1-2 g higher TKW. In onfarm trials, Ansar had 34, 12, 11% more grain yield than Sahand in Miyaneh, Oshnaviyeh and Piranshar regions, respectively. Ansar is tolerant to cold, drought, grain shedding, lodging, two-rowed variety with 73 cm plant height. Ansar is resistance to leaf strip, scald and powdery mildew and rust. It can be concluded that Ansar is not only a high-yielder, possesses better quality traits and tolerant/resistant to all diseases, but is also best suited in cold rainfed areas of Iran.
Barley is highly variable in adaptation to marginal environments. The main objective of barley breeding programs has been on improving yield by developing new cultivars with high grain yield and quality characteristics for different climates. Ansar is a new high yielding and drought tolerant cultivar of barley with facultative growth habit. It was released in the year 2013 for rainfed cold areas of Iran. Ansar originated from a cross Yea168.4/Yea605.5//Yea206-4A-3 (a high yielding line received from ICARDA). Based on regional yield trials, the average graind yield of Ansar was 3025 kgha-1, which was 55 kg higher than Sahand (2970 kgha-1). In comparison with Sahand (check), Ansar had 1-2 days early maturity, 4-6 cm taller stem, 1-2 g higher TKW. In onfarm trials, Ansar had 34, 12, 11% more grain yield than Sahand in Miyaneh, Oshnaviyeh and Piranshar regions, respectively. Ansar is tolerant to cold, drought, grain shedding, lodging, two-rowed variety with 73 cm plant height. Ansar is resistance to leaf strip, scald and powdery mildew and rust. It can be concluded that Ansar is not only a high-yielder, possesses better quality traits and tolerant/resistant to all diseases, but is also best suited in cold rainfed areas of Iran.

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