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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Boru

ES Code 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Boru (ETBW 9554)
Released in Issue No. 23
Common Name Bread Wheat - Boru
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Boru (ETBW 9554)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Mid to highland
seed 2
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1900– 2780
Rainfall (mm) 700 - 1100
Soil Type Nitosols
Nutritional Merit Protein (%): 13.23 & Wet gluten(%): 33.30
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2020
Breeder Seed Maintainer Kulumsa ARC/EIAR/
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 125-150
Planting Dates Early to Mid July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 46
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 92
Days to heading/Flowering 70
Days to Maturity 128
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 43
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement Erect
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to rust and septoria
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 49-53
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 52-70
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 11:28 a.m.
National Bread Wheat - Boru  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Bread Wheat - Boru Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Bread Wheat - Boru  Basic Seed Stock =588.0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Bread Wheat - Boru  Certified Seed Stock =684.0 Quintal View Stock Detail