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Table 2 Description of Lalmi 04 based on evaluation in
Afghanistan
Parameter
Variety
Parentage/Source
SLVS*2/PASTOR
Growth class
Spring
Growth habit
Semi prostrate
Plant height (cm)
88
Lemma (awn/hood)
Awned
Grain color
White
Days to heading
140
Days to maturity
179
Auricle color
White
Flag leave attitude
Erect
Flag leave width
Medium
1000 kernel wt (g)
44
Yield potential( kg/ha)
6836
Average yield (kg/ha)
3826
yellow rust recently (Zamarai et al., 2013). Though
rainfed wheat yields remain opportunistic in nature,
release of this variety offers farmers a high yielding
and disease resistant option.
References
APR, 2014, Agricultural Prospects Report, Ministry of Agriculture,
Irrigation & Livestock, Government of Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Kabul 2014. P.55
Zamarai A., Obaidi M.Q., Ghanizada A.G., Mashook M., Azmatyar M.H.,
Jan A., Qayum A., Mohmand E., and Sharma Rajiv, 2013, Reaction of
some of Afghanistan’s wheat varieties to yellow rust under natural
conditions, African J. Agrill’ Res., 8(14): 1255-57
Waziri A., Waziri A., Habibi A., Manan A.R., Rabbani H., Kamalzai H.,
Alawi K.S., Osmanzai M., Dost M.A., Bakhtani N., and Sharma R.,
2013, Making Afghanistan wheat secure by 2022. eWIS, (116): 12-14
