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Crop Variety Details for Durum Wheat - JARRA

ES Code
Registered Variety Name JARRA
Released in Issue No. 27
Common Name Durum Wheat - JARRA
Scientific Name Triticum turgidum var. durum - JARRA
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area Mid to highland agroecologies
seed 3
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) -
Rainfall (mm) 750 - 1500
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Feb. 3, 2024
Breeder Seed Maintainer Sinana ARC/OARI
Planting Method broadcast
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 150
Planting Dates End of June up to first week of July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 200
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 200 (split application 1/3 at planting 2/3 at tillering)
Days to heading/Flowering 69
Days to Maturity 134
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 34.1
Seed Color Amber
Flower Color -
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to stem and yellow rusts
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 47-50
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 50-56
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added June 8, 2026, 8:11 a.m.
date modified June 8, 2026, 8:13 a.m.
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