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Crop Variety Details for Field Pea - Hortu (ሆርቱ) (EH-0281-8) Mainly for Kiki

ES Code 424:2012
Registered Variety Name Hortu (ሆርቱ) (EH-0281-8) Mainly for Kiki
Released in Issue No. 20
Common Name Field Pea - Hortu (ሆርቱ) (EH-0281-8) Mainly for Kiki
Scientific Name EH-0281-8
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Adaptation area: Sinana, Goba, Agarfa, Gassera, Goro (Meliyu), Adaba, Dodola (W.Arsi) and other similar agro-ecologies.
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1800-2600
Rainfall (mm) 750-1000
Soil Type Cambisols
Nutritional Merit Protine source
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2017
Breeder Seed Maintainer Sinana ARC/ORARI/
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 75
Planting Dates End of July to early August
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 0
Days to heading/Flowering 67
Days to Maturity 134
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) trial
Seed Color White
Flower Color White
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Resitance to powdery mildew, Downey mildew and Aschochyta blight
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 35-43
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 38-54
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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