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Crop Variety Details for bread wheat-Dugda

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Dugda
Released in Issue No. 26
Common Name bread wheat-Dugda
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Dugda
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) yield
Adaptation Area Lowlands to Midland of East Shewa and similar agroecology
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1600-2000
Rainfall (mm) 760.9-890
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein %: 13.03 , Zeleny index: 67.11 & Grain Gluten(%): 28.42
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2023
Breeder Seed Maintainer Adami Tulu ARC/ORARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 150
Planting Dates End of June to mid-July (depending on the onset of rainfall).
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 150
Days to heading/Flowering 57
Days to Maturity 103
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 36
Seed Color Amber
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to leaf, yellow and stem rust
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 30-48
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 35-50
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 31, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
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