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Crop Variety Details for Faba bean - Tosha (ቶሻ) EH00021-1

ES Code 428:2012
Registered Variety Name Tosha (ቶሻ)
Released in Issue No. 22
Common Name Faba bean - Tosha (ቶሻ) EH00021-1
Scientific Name EH00021-1
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Adaptation Area: Sinana, Goba, Agarfa, Gassera, Goro (Meliyu), Adaba, Dodola and other similar agro- ecologies.
seed 19
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2300-2600
Rainfall (mm) 750-1000
Soil Type Nitosols
Nutritional Merit source of protein
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2019
Breeder Seed Maintainer Sinana ARC/ORARI
Planting Method row
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 175-225
Planting Dates End of July to Early August
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 0
Days to heading/Flowering 64
Days to Maturity 138
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) 673.3
Seed Color Light green
Flower Color White with black spot
Leaf Arrangement Erect
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to chocolate spot, rust and Aschochyta blight
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 36.82
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 44.43
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
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