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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Bulluq (ETBW 5484)

ES Code 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Bulluq (ETBW 5484)
Released in Issue No. 18
Common Name Bread Wheat - Bulluq (ETBW 5484)
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Bulluq (ETBW 5484)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Adaptation area: Shambo, Arjo, Gedo and similar agro ecology.
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2300-2700
Rainfall (mm) >900
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2015
Breeder Seed Maintainer Bako ARC/OARI/
Planting Method row
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 125
Planting Dates Early- Late July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100 at planting
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50 at early growth stage of the plant (Split application is preferable)
Days to heading/Flowering 65-70
Days to Maturity 125-130
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) 45-49
Seed Color Cream
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Erect
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major wheat diseases (Septoria, Yellow, Leaf and stem rust)
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 45-55
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 60-65
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
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