| ES Code | 429:2012 |
| Registered Variety Name | SCR-26 (ሲኪያ) |
| Released in Issue No. | 20 |
| Common Name | Common Bean /Haricot bean - SCR-26 (ሲኪያ) |
| Scientific Name | SCR-26 |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
| Adaptation Area | Adaptation areas: Moisture stressed bean growing areas of southern Ethiopia and similar agro-ecologies in the country. |
| seed | 25 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1300-1900 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 500-1100 |
| Soil Type | Cambisols |
| Nutritional Merit | source of protein |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Hawassa ARC/SRARI |
| Planting Method | both |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | For row planting 70 – 90 For broadcasting 100-110 |
| Planting Dates | Mid June –early July |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 0 |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 35-45 |
| Days to Maturity | 75-90 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | -- |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 8-35 |
| Seed Color | Red |
| Flower Color | White |
| Leaf Arrangement | Determinate bush type |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Resistant to major diseases (common bacterial blight, anthracose, angular leaf spot and aschochyta blight) and insect pests |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 18-27 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 25-31 |
| 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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