Abstract:
Bulala is a name given to a newly released durum wheat variety released by Sinana
Agricultural Research Center in 2016/17 from a selection made among durum wheat
germplasm introduced from ICARDA. Seventeen durum wheat genotypes were tested along with three standard checks fo r two years (2012 and 2013) at four locations (Sinana. Agarfa, Ginir and Gololcha) o f high lands o f Bale. The combined analysis o f yield data across years
and locations showed that, Bulala gave highest mean yield (5641.5 kg/ha) as compared to the remaining test entries. Moreover, Bulala showed more stable grain yield performance,
disease resistance, uniformity, high protein and gluten content. , high biomass and and also early maturing than checks (Tate, Toltu and Ingilize). During variety verification trial, these variety was the most preferred varieties by the farmers as compared to the checks in the trial.It was evaluated both on farmer's field and on research station during variety
verification trial along with checks (Dire and Ingilize) during 2016 cropping season and was officially released in 2017 for durum wheat growing areas o f Bale.