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Crop Variety Details for Malt barley -Fatima

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Fatima
Released in Issue No. 21
Common Name Malt barley -Fatima
Scientific Name Hordeum distichon
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) pest and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area New variety
seed 5
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2300-3000
Rainfall (mm) 500-700
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein & charbohaydrit
Year of Release May 1, 2018
Breeder Seed Maintainer Soufflet malt Ethiopia PLC
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 125
Planting Dates Mid June
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50-100 depending on N stress level
Days to heading/Flowering 92
Days to Maturity 153
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) None
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Susceptible to Scald and modereatly resistant to net blotch
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) -
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 25- 42
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Imported
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
National Malt barley -Fatima  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
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