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Crop Variety Details for lentil - EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ

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Registered Variety Name EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ
Variety Released in Issue No. 25
Common Name lentil - EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ
Scientific Name Lentil -
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) yield
seed 24
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1800-2600
Rainfall (mm) 750-1000
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit oil
Year of Release Jan. 4, 2022
Breeder Seed Maintainer Sinana ARC/ORARI/
Planting Method None
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 75
Planting Dates End of July to Early August
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) -
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) -
Days to Heading 59
Days to Maturity 128
Panicle Length (cm) -
1000 Seed Weight (g) 27
Seed Color Light brown
Flower Color Light Pink
Leaf Arrangement -
Crop Pest Reaction None
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 13- 26 on average 18
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 21-38 on average 28
Variety Status New -Bale highland: Sinana, Goba, Agarfa, Gassera, Gassera, Goro (Meliyu), Adaba, Dodola and other similar agro-ecologies
Variety Source Domestic
National lentil - EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National lentil - EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National lentil - EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National lentil - EC837891/ Mersimoy/ መርሲሞይ  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail