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Crop Variety Details for Chickpea - KOKA (ICCV-04305) - Kabuli type

ES Code 425:2012
Registered Variety Name KOKA (ICCV-04305) - Kabuli type
Released in Issue No. 22
Common Name Chickpea - KOKA (ICCV-04305) - Kabuli type
Scientific Name Cicer arietinum - ICCV-04305
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Low to mid altitude areas of the country like Arsi Negelle Alem Tena, Minjar, Debre Zeit and similar environments.
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 700-1900
Rainfall (mm) 500-1000
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit source of protein
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2019
Breeder Seed Maintainer Deber Zeit ARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 120 – 175
Planting Dates Mid of Augst to Septemeber
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) Not applied
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) Not applied
Days to heading/Flowering 38-54, on average 46
Days to Maturity 89 – 137, on average 102
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) 280 – 420, on average 330
Seed Color Beige/Creamy white
Flower Color white
Leaf Arrangement Semi-erect
Crop Pest Reaction Resistance to fusarium wilt Root rot complex and moderately tolerant to ascochyta blight
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 17 -22, on average 19.5
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 23 – 46, ,on average 29
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified May 26, 2026, 10:55 a.m.
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