Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

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Lumbesa
Jina
Lumbesa
Zao
Wheat (Triticum aestivum.L)
Mwaka wa Usajili
2006
Registrant / Applicant
ARI Selian
Production Altitude and Range
1000-2000
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Arusha, Manyara, Iringa, Mbeya
Grain Yield
3.5
Distinctive Characters
Leaf glaucosity: absent/weak, Growth habit: erect, Culm glaucosity: absent, Auricle pubescence: weak, Sheath glaucosity: absent/weak, Spike shape: parallel, Spike density: medium, Spike glaucosity: absent/weak, Awns: awned, Glume pubescence:medium, Glume colour:straw white, Plant height: 80 cm, Awn colour: white,, Spike attitude: straight, Kernel colour:brown, Kernel shape: semi elongated
Special Attributes
Moderate resistant to Stripe rust, Stem and Leaf rust