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Crop Variety Details for bread wheat-Damota

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Damota
Released in Issue No. 26
Common Name bread wheat-Damota
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Damota
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) yield
Adaptation Area Doyogena, Hossana, Kokate,Waka, Bonga and similar agro ecologies
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2200-2500
Rainfall (mm) 1300-1850
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit -
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2023
Breeder Seed Maintainer Areka ARC/SARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 120
Planting Dates Late June to mid July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 121
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 150
Days to heading/Flowering 62-67
Days to Maturity 125-132
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 42.3
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Moderately resistant to stem and yellow rusts
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 39-59
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 44-57
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 31, 2026, 8:45 a.m.
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