Data is for current budget year ( 2018 E.C.)
| ES Code | 429:2012 |
| Registered Variety Name | Gorossa (Biofort large seeded-5) |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | 20 |
| Common Name | Common Bean /Haricot bean - Gorossa (Biofort large seeded-5) |
| Scientific Name | Biofort large seeded-5 |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
| seed | 25 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1100-1950 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 500-850 |
| Soil Type | Cambisols |
| Nutritional Merit | source of protein |
| Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Melkassa ARC/EIRA |
| Planting Method | Row/Brodcast |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| Planting Dates | Early July |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 50 (If not inoculated by rhizobia) |
| Days to Heading | 42 |
| Days to Maturity | 89 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | -- |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 42.4 |
| Seed Color | Red mottled |
| Flower Color | white |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Resistance to common bacterial blight and hallo blight |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 17-23 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 17-27 |
| Variety Status | Adaptrialn areas: Moisture stress areas like centeral rift valley and similar agro ecologies. |
| Variety Source | Domestic |