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TATARA

NIFA WHEAT VARIETY
FOR RAINFED AREAS

Breeder’s Name

 

Abdul Jabbar Khan

Parentage

 

JUP/ALD “S” // KLT “S”/3VEE”S”

Year of Release

 

1996

Adaptability

 

Rainfed areas

Grain Yield

Potential Average

6 tons/ha (60 Maunds per Acre)

4 tons/ha (40 Maunds per Acre)

Plant Height (cm)

 

80 – 95

Days to Heading

 

112 – 116

Days to Maturity

 

156 – 166

Disease Reaction

 

Durable rust resistant

Chapati-making Quality

 

Good

Additional Qualities

 

Drought tolerance
Hard and long amber grains
High tillering capacity
Semi dwarf Waxy stem

Sowing Time

 

15th Oct – 25th Nov

Soil Conditions

 

All types of soils suitable for crop production in the rainfed areas

Seed Rate

 

100 kg/ha

Fertilizers

 

120 kg N + 70 kg P2 O5/ha

Sowing Methods

 

Drill sowing with row to row distance 3cm. Broad casting is also in practice

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