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Crop Variety Details for Bread Wheat - Ardi (GLADIUS/2*BAVIS) Irrigated type

ES Code 414:2012
Registered Variety Name Ardi (GLADIUS/2*BAVIS) Irrigated type
Released in Issue No. 22
Common Name Bread Wheat - Ardi (GLADIUS/2*BAVIS) Irrigated type
Scientific Name Triticum aestivum - Ardi (GLADIUS/2*BAVIS)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Afar and Oromiya Regions (from lower Awash to Upper Awash areas).
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 300 - 1250
Rainfall (mm) 80-100
Soil Type Cambisols
Nutritional Merit Protein (%): 15.67 ; Wet gluten(%): 36.7 ; Zeleny index (ml): 70.77 ; Hardness index (%): 60 & Diameter(mm): 3.06
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2019
Breeder Seed Maintainer Werer ARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 80-100
Planting Dates From October to Mid- November
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50kg/ha P2O5 /N-P2O5- K2O+S whole at sowing time
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100 kg/ha Nitrogen (N) fertilizer applied in split half at 20 days (seedling) and the remaining half at booting stage
Days to heading/Flowering 41
Days to Maturity 76
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) Not Mentioned
Seed Color White
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Not mentioned
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 30-35
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 35-40
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified April 2, 2026, 11:03 a.m.
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