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Crop Variety Details for Durum Wheat - Begna
| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Begna |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | 25 |
| Common Name | Durum Wheat - Begna |
| Scientific Name | Durum Wheat - Begna |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield, pest and diseases resistance. |
| seed | 3 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1800 - 2500 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 750- 1500 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate and protien. |
| Year of Release | May 1, 2022 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | SARC/ORARI |
| Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 150 |
| Planting Dates | Mid to June - Early Semptember in bale based on the onset of rainfall.the area |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| Days to Heading | 68 |
| Days to Maturity | 136 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | - |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 45.1 |
| Seed Color | Amber |
| Flower Color | Not mentioned |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Moderately resistance to yellow rust and stem rust. |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 44.5- 59 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 38.6- 54.4 |
| Variety Status | New Variety - Adaptation area :- Mid to highlands of Bale and similar agro ecology |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
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