Registration of Newly Released Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum) Variety “Jarra” in Ethiopia

Breeder’s primary objective is developing a new crop varieties including durum wheat that are high yielding, high quality, stress tolerant, uniform, stable and demand based. In-cluding two checks eighteen durum wheat genotypes were studied for three years at Sinana on main station and Agarfa locations. Jarra is newly released durum wheat variety developed crossing made at Sinana Agricultural Research Center. Including two checks eighteen genotypes were evaluated for three consecutive years. Statistical analysis (Gen stat) revealed that, Jarra gave the highest grain yield (5 tha-1) compared with other geno-types. Moreover, Jarra is the most preferable variety and more accepted for production. Totally, Jarra variety recommended for production for wide agro-ecological range mid to highland areas of Ethiopia.