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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Ogolcho (ETBW5520)

ES Code ES 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Ogolcho (ETBW5520)
Released in Issue No. 15
Common Name Bread Wheat - Ogolcho (ETBW5520)
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Ogolcho (ETBW5520)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area Lowland-Mid altitude areas
seed 2
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1600-2100
Rainfall (mm) 400-500
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit ď‚·Protein content%: 12.5
Year of Release May 1, 2012
Breeder Seed Maintainer KARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 125 row150 broadcast
Planting Dates Onset of main rains
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50
Days to heading/Flowering 60
Days to Maturity 102
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) 26
Seed Color White
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to major rusts
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 22-35
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 28-40
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 8:39 a.m.
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