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Crop Variety Details for Durum Wheat - Dehab

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Dehab
Released in Issue No. 27
Common Name Durum Wheat - Dehab
Scientific Name Triticum turgidum var. durum)- Dehab
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Drought resistance
Adaptation Area Afar and Oromia regions (Lower, Middle and Upper Awash) and similar irrigated wheat growing areas in the country.
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 300-1700
Rainfall (mm) -
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Jan. 2, 2024
Breeder Seed Maintainer Werer ARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 150
Planting Dates Mid October to end of November
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 150
Days to heading/Flowering 58.2
Days to Maturity 96.6
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 37.4
Seed Color Amber
Flower Color -
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction -
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) -
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 42.8
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added June 8, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
date modified June 8, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
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