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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Bokku (ETBW 9548)

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Registered Variety Name Bokku (ETBW 9548)
Released in Issue No. 26
Common Name Bread Wheat - Bokku (ETBW 9548)
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Bokku (ETBW 9548)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Highlands of Bale and similar agro ecology
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2000-2400
Rainfall (mm) 750-1500
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein (%): 11.8 ; HLW(kg/hl) 82.2 & Gluten (%) 27.1
Year of Release Jan. 4, 2023
Breeder Seed Maintainer Sinana ARC/ORARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 150
Planting Dates Mid July-early September in Bale based on the onset of rainfall
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
Days to heading/Flowering 74
Days to Maturity 139
Panicle Length (cm) -
1000 Seed Weight (g) 42.3
Seed Color Amber
Flower Color -
Leaf Arrangement -
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to stem rust and moderately resistance to yellow rust
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 49-68
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 53-72
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
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