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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Dursa (ETBW 9578)

ES Code 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Dursa (ETBW 9578)
Released in Issue No. 23
Common Name Bread Wheat - Dursa (ETBW 9578)
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Dursa (ETBW 9578)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Low to midland area
seed 2
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1600– 2100
Rainfall (mm) 500 - 800
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein (%): 14.30 & Wet gluten(%): 48.45
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2020
Breeder Seed Maintainer Kulumsa ARC/EIAR/
Planting Method row
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 125
Planting Dates Late June to early July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 46
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 92
Days to heading/Flowering 59
Days to Maturity 100
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 34
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement Erect type
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to rust and septoria
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 42-61
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 51-62
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
National Bread Wheat - Dursa (ETBW 9578)  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Bread Wheat - Dursa (ETBW 9578) Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Bread Wheat - Dursa (ETBW 9578)  Basic Seed Stock =1045.0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Bread Wheat - Dursa (ETBW 9578)  Certified Seed Stock =438.0 Quintal View Stock Detail