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Crop Variety Details for Common bean/Haricot bean - Red Wolaita- Food type

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Registered Variety Name Common/Haricot bean - Red Wolaita- Food type
Released in Issue No. 8
Common Name Common bean/Haricot bean - Red Wolaita- Food type
Scientific Name Common bean
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area
seed 25
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1100-1950
Rainfall (mm) 500-850
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein
Year of Release May 1, 1974
Breeder Seed Maintainer Melkassa ARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 80
Planting Dates At lowland areas like rift valley, early July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50
Days to heading/Flowering -
Days to Maturity 83
Panicle Length (cm) -
1000 Seed Weight (g) 27
Seed Color Red
Flower Color White
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Resistance to common bacterial blight, angular leaf spot and anthracnose
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 20-23
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 26.8
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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