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Crop Variety Details for Durum Wheat - Wehabit (Acc ≠8208)

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Registered Variety Name Wehabit (Acc ≠8208)
Released in Issue No. 20
Common Name Durum Wheat - Wehabit (Acc ≠8208)
Scientific Name Wehabit (Acc ≠8208)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area under production :- Adaptation area: Northern Ethiopia (Tigray) ad similar agro-ecologies of the country
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2200 - 2700
Rainfall (mm) 450-750
Soil Type Other
Nutritional Merit Protein
Year of Release Jan. 4, 2017
Breeder Seed Maintainer Mekelle University
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 125
Planting Dates 25 June -8 July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50
Days to heading/Flowering 66-84
Days to Maturity -87-131
Panicle Length (cm) -
1000 Seed Weight (g) 35-51.4
Seed Color Light brown
Flower Color -
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to leaf rust, Septorial blight and terminal droghout
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) -
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 28.8-45.8
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 10, 2026, 12:14 p.m.
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