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English Version:
Arabic Version:
CONTRIBUTIONS from SEED PROGRAMS and PROJECTS
Triticale Varieties
Released in Ethiopia
Triticale is a high potential grain crop and found to be suitable to the Ethiopian
Highlands. In 2002, two triticale varieties were released for cultivation.
In north western Ethiopia the crop has shown an outstanding yield performance
with average yields of over 8 tonnes/ha under research condition and 2-2.5
tonnes and up to 4.5 tonnes in on farm trials with farmers, under unfertilised
and fertilized conditions, respectively.
Triticale combines the positive aspects of both parents, the deep rooting ability and drought tolerance of rye combined with high yielding ability of wheat. The crop showed high tolerance to disease, drought, waterlogging, acidic soils, frost and a wide range of adaptability, growing from sea level to an altitude of over 3000m.
The crop can be used for making the Ethiopian traditional food (injera), bread, pasta, pastry, etc. It has a balanced nutritional value with a high amount of metabolizable energy, lower fibre, higher content of digestible aminoacids compared to some cereal crops. Source: Addis Tribune, October 2002
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GOSM Erected New Seed Processing Plant
In August 2002, the General Organization for Seed Multiplication inagurated a modern high capacity seed processing plant located near its headquarter in Aleppo province. The seed processing plant has a capacity of 15 tonnes/hour and expected to be operated for a period of 180 days/year (15,000 to 20,000 tonnes per year). The full cost of the plant is estimated at US $4 million and supported by the grant from the Japanese government through JICA. The plant will serve seed production in Aleppo and Idelib provinces. Moreover, Japan will alos assist the Syrian national seed program by providing funds to build potato sorting and grading facilty and seed storage facility of 3000 tonnes.
During the second pahse
Japan would assist GOSM to develop its tissue culture laboratory to enahnce
local cpacity in production of elite potato seed in the country. The GOSM
is a public organization responsible for seed production and distribution
of strategic crops such as cereals, legumes, potato, cotton and suga beet.
Abdul Mohsen Said Omar, General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O.
Box 5857, Aleppo, Syria; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy
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