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Crop Variety Details for Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha

ES Code ES 0419:2017
Registered Variety Name Giba –Awash Fendisha
Variety Released in Issue No. 15
Common Name Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha
Scientific Name Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Diseases resistance.
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1000-1800
Rainfall (mm) 700-1200
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein & charbohaydrit
Year of Release May 1, 2012
Breeder Seed Maintainer BAKO (EIAR)
Planting Method Both broad casting and row sowing
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 25-30
Planting Dates Depend on the on set of main rainy season
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 150
Days to Heading Not mentioned
Days to Maturity 130
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) 219
Seed Color Yellow
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major foliar diseases-TLB GLS &Leaf rust)
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 30
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 36
Variety Status
Variety Source Domestic
National Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Maize - Giba –Awash Fendisha  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail