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Variety for The Highland Area of Guji Zone, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia  \nKetema Bekele* ; TeshaleJabessa; Getachew Tesfaye  \nOromia Agricultural Research Institute, Bore Agricultural Research Center, Bore, Oromia, Ethiopia.  \n*Corresponding author: Ketema Bekele, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Bore agricultural research center, Bore, Oromia, Ethiopia. [Email: ketemabekele5@gmail.com](Email: ketemabekele5@gmail.com)  \n[Received:](Received: March 23)[ March 23](Received: March 23), 2026  \nAccepted: April 07, 2026  \nPublished: April 16, 2026  \nAbstract  \nA newly released variety named ‘Qabee’(Acc. No. 5433) was selected and released in 2025 by the Bore Agricultural Research Center for the Guji highland area and similar agro-ecologies. The variety was tested in different environments at Bore, Yirba, and Me’eBokko for two years (2023/2024) during the cropping season with the objectives of releasing the top-performing in major agronomic traits, nutritional quality, and most stable oat varieties for the study areas. The released variety, due to its superior performance, was selected, verified, and released for forage production. It was characterized by the erect growth habit and good performances. The seed color of the new variety is pale brown. It performed better in grain yield, dry matter, green fodder yield, and other most important agronomic parameters than its respective checks. The ‘Qabee’variety on average has a grain yield of 36.4 quintal/ha under research conditions, and the variety produces on average 9.64 t/ha of dry matter, 93.25% plot cover, and reaches seed maturity in 155.4 days. It was also more tolerant to major oat diseases and had good nutritional quality. Therefore, based on their evaluation result, the oat variety ‘Qabee’was officially released in 2025 for production in the highland altitude areas and similar agro-ecologies of the country.  \nKeywords: Genotypes; Agronomic;Avenasativa; Dry matter; Nutritive.  \nIntroduction  \nGlobal livestock production faces critical challenges, with feed scarcity and poor quality ranking among the most pressing issues[2] . These constraints are especially severe in highland agro-ecologies, where erratic rainfall, low temperatures, and marginal soils limit the growth of conventional fodder crops. In Ethiopia, livestock productivity hinges on the availability, quality, and timeliness of feed resources primarily derived from natural pastures, crop residues, andagro-industrial by-products[1] . In the highland regions, livestock diets are dominated by maize stover, wheat straw, wheat bran, and oilseed cakes. However, these resources often fail to meet the basic nutritional requirements for milk and meat production, significantly curbing animal performance[3]. While natural pastures remain a key nutrient source[4]. The inadequate and inconsistent supply of quality fodder consistently hampers productivity. This persistent deficit underscores an urgent need for the adoption of improved, highquality forage varieties.  \nOats (Avena sativa L.) offer a resilient solution due to their superior adaptation to the cool climates and marginal soils ofthe highlands[5] . Beyond their environmental tolerance, oats provide high yields of palatable biomass and soft straw, making them a preferred dualpurpose crop[6] . However, existing varieties lack the necessary biomass yield, nutritional density, and stress resilience required for modern productivity. In the Guji Zone, one of the country's most iconic livestock areas is a critical lack of tested forage technology and nutritional data due to the region's remoteness. To address this gap, the newly confirmed ‘Qabee’ variety was evaluated alongside other  \ngenotypes for agronomic performance and quality. Therefore, the objective of this study was to select the top-performing oat genotypes for official variety release.  \n","cbCailDWFTgsVW7O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailDWFTgsVW7O","pdf",2199558,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Materials and methods\n## Description of the test environments\n## Experimental design and layout","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of releasing the ‘Qabee’ oat variety?\",\"answer\":\"To officially release a top-performing oat variety for the Guji highland area and similar agro-ecologies based on agronomic performance, nutritional quality, and stability.\"},{\"question\":\"Where and for how long was the ‘Qabee’ variety evaluated?\",\"answer\":\"It was tested for two years (2023/2024) in environments including Bore, Yirba, and Me’e Bokko under rain-fed field conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What performance indicators were used to select ‘Qabee’?\",\"answer\":\"Major agronomic traits, forage-related parameters such as dry matter and fodder yield, nutritional quality, and stability across environments, along with tolerance to major oat diseases.\"}]","Release and Registration of Qabee Oat (Avena Sativa L.) 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