| ES Code | 429:2012 |
| Registered Variety Name | (Nekeze ayfere) RAZ-42 |
| Released in Issue No. | 22 |
| Common Name | Common bean /Haricot bean - Nekeze ayfere (RAZ-42 ) |
| Scientific Name | RAZ-42 |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
| Adaptation Area | Adaptation areas: Moisture stress areas such as Central Rift Valley and similar agro ecologies. |
| seed | 25 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1000-1750 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 500-850 |
| Soil Type | Cambisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Iron content (ppm): 69 o Zinc content (ppm): 26 |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2019 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Melkassa ARC/EIAR/ |
| Planting Method | both |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 80 with row planting |
| Planting Dates | At lowland areas like rift valley, early July |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 50 (if not inoculated by rhizobia |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 47 |
| Days to Maturity | 94 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | -- |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 20.2 |
| Seed Color | White |
| Flower Color | White |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Resistance to storage pest (bean bruchid) and disease common bacterial blight; moderately resistant to angular leaf spot and hallo blight |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 19-22 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 20-25 |
| 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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