| ES Code | 416:2012 |
| Registered Variety Name | Negus (DZ-Cr-429 (RIL.125)) |
| Released in Issue No. | 20 |
| Common Name | Tef - Negus (DZ-Cr-429 (RIL.125)) |
| Scientific Name | DZ-Cr-429 (RIL.125) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
| Adaptation Area | Adaptation area: Optimum to high moisture tef growing areas. |
| seed | 6 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1700-2400 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 700-1200 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | D/Ziet ARC/EIAR/ |
| Planting Method | both |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 10-15 |
| Planting Dates | July 20-30 |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 60 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 40 |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 50 |
| Days to Maturity | 105 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | 37 |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 0.29 |
| Seed Color | Very white |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Leaf Arrangement | Horizontal and bending |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Not important and thus not considered in the breeding program |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | - |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 28 |
| 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. |
Ethio-Seed