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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Amibara – 2 (ETBW 5963)

ES Code 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Amibara – 2 (ETBW 5963)
Released in Issue No. 20
Common Name Bread Wheat - Amibara – 2 (ETBW 5963)
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - ETBW 5963
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) drought
Adaptation Area Adaptation area: Afar and Oromiya regions(From lower to upper awash areas).
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 300-1200
Rainfall (mm) Not mentioned
Soil Type Cambisols
Nutritional Merit oProtein(%): trial oWheat gluten(%): 38.7 oZeley index(ml): 74.6
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2017
Breeder Seed Maintainer Werer ARC/EIAR/
Planting Method row
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 80-100
Planting Dates October to mid November
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50- applied a sowing time
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100 –applied in split half at 20 days (seedling) and the remaining alf at booting stage
Days to heading/Flowering 49
Days to Maturity 79
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) 36
Seed Color White
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Not mentioned
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 40-45
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 45-55
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 10:56 a.m.
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