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Crop Variety Details for Malt Barley - MBF5P#26 (ራስ)

ES Code 415:2012
Registered Variety Name MBF5P#26 Ras (ራስ) HB1533 x Drummond (German variety)
Released in Issue No. 24
Common Name Malt Barley - MBF5P#26 (ራስ)
Scientific Name (Ras HB1533 x Drummond
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area
seed 5
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) >2600
Rainfall (mm) 600-1200
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein (%): 10-11.5 o Extract(%): 78.97 o Friability (%): 75%
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2021
Breeder Seed Maintainer Gonder ARC/ARARI/
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 100-125
Planting Dates Mid - June
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 121
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
Days to heading/Flowering 75-83
Days to Maturity 115-130
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 44.4
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement Erect medium tillering capacity
Crop Pest Reaction Moderately resistant to scald and net blotch
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 33-44
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 41-50
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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