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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Jefferson

ES Code 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Jefferson
Released in Issue No. 15
Common Name Bread Wheat - Jefferson
Scientific Name Bread Wheat - Jefferson
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area
seed 2
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1200-1900
Rainfall (mm) 500
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Charbohaydrate
Year of Release May 1, 2012
Breeder Seed Maintainer OARI/Fedis)/MORRELL
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 90-120 drilled 150 broadcast
Planting Dates Just prior or during rain season
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 46
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 64
Days to heading/Flowering 60
Days to Maturity 90
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) 30-40
Seed Color hard red
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction resistant to stripe rust , moderate to resistance to hessian fly susceptibility to leaf rust
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) Not mentioned
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 20-30
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
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