| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Azmera (ART16-5-9-22-2-1-1-B-1-2) |
| Released in Issue No. | 22 |
| Common Name | Upland Rice - Azmera (ART16-5-9-22-2-1-1-B-1-2) |
| Scientific Name | Oryza sativa Sp. |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
| Adaptation Area | Adaptation area: Fogera, Assosa, Pawe, Gondar, Maitsebri as well as similar ecologies. |
| seed | 9 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 750-1860 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1100-1457 |
| Soil Type | Cambisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2019 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Fogera National Rice Research and Training Center /EIAR |
| Planting Method | row |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 60 |
| Planting Dates | Early June to late June depending on the onset of rainfall |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 23 (all at planting) |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 69 (1/3 at planting, 1/3 at tillering and 1/3 at panicle initiation) |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 80 |
| Days to Maturity | 114 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | 19.5 |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 26.2 |
| Seed Color | White |
| Flower Color | Not mentioned |
| Leaf Arrangement | Erect |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Moderatly resistant to major rice disease |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 46 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 48 |
| Variety Maintenance Status | None |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
| date added | March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
| date modified | March 16, 2026, 11:04 a.m. |
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