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Crop Variety Details for bread wheat-Sekela (Maringa)

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Registered Variety Name Sekela (Maringa)
Released in Issue No. 26
Common Name bread wheat-Sekela (Maringa)
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Sekela (Maringa)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area Highland areas of north western Amhara where soil acidity is major wheat production constraint and other similar agro-ecology
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 2386-2800
Rainfall (mm) 1400-2400
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit -
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2023
Breeder Seed Maintainer Adet ARC/ARARI
Planting Method broadcast
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 150
Planting Dates Second week of July to first week of August
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 121-260
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 261-322
Days to heading/Flowering 75
Days to Maturity Up to 140
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 35.65
Seed Color Amber
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Moderately susceptible to yellow rust
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 30.56
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 38.23
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
National bread wheat-Sekela (Maringa)  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
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