Kathamndu, Nepal
2007
Variety Approval, Release and
Registration Sub-Committee under National Seed Board that met on
13 September 2007 officially released and registered a new wheat
variety named ‘WK 1204’ along with complete technology package
for farmers to cultivate in different agro-ecological condition
in mid and high hills of Nepal.
The new wheat variety released after 9 years’ research and
experiments at different research stations, disciplinary
divisions and farmers’ fields at different locations coordinated
by Agri-Botany Division of NARC. The variety has been
recommended to cultivate in mid and high hills in irrigated,
partially irrigated and rain-fed conditions in cropping
patterns: Rice-Wheat, Maize-Wheat, Potato-Wheat, Fallow-Wheat,
Soybean-Wheat, Cowpea-Wheat, and rice-Wheat+Mustard.
The wheat variety: ‘‘WK 1204’’ was developed from a single cross
of SW89.3064/STAR with a pedigree
CMBW91Y01627S-13Y-010M-010Y-010M-3Y-OM at Agri-Botany Division
of the Nepal Agricultural
Research Council (NARC) and was evaluated in series of
trials in experimental as well as farmers’ field conditions in
hills of Nepal. It was also tested in different international
disease screening nurseries in Pakistan, Australia and Kenya. It
has been found resistant to yellow rust.
This variety has been released as it is high yielding and has
stable performance across diverse environments and is resistant
to yellow rust. It has wider adaptability, high tillering
potential, good plant type, compact and parallel spike and high
number of grains/spike. It has large sized, elliptical shaped,
amber coloured, grain with high protein content along with good
bread and chapatti making qualities. It has an yield potential
of (8,889kg/ha and maturity period of 169 days from seeding.
The meeting of the Sub-Committee was held under the Chairmanship
of Dr. Nanda Prasad Shrestha, Executive Director of NARC. |
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