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Table 3 List of modern teff varieties developed and released in Ethiopia by national and regional Agricultural Research Center until 2019 (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources 2019)

From: Value of teff (Eragrostis tef) genetic resources to support breeding for conventional and smallholder farming: a review

Variety name

Pedigree

Seed color

Days to maturity

Grain yield (t/ha)

Method

Center

Recommended production areas

Release year

Research field

Farmer field

Asgori

DZ-01-99

Brown

80–130

2.2–2.8

1.8–2.2

Selection

DZARC

High potential

1970

Enatite

DZ-01-354

Pale white

85–100

2.4–3.2

2–2.4

Selection

DZARC

High potential

1970

Magna

DZ-01-196

Very white

80–113

1.8–2.4

1.6–2

Selection

DZARC

High potential

1978

Wellenkomi

DZ-01-787

Pale white

90–130

2.4–3

2–2.4

Selection

DZARC

High potential

1978

Menagesha

DZ-Cr-44

White

95–140

1.8–2.4

1.8–2.2

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

1982

Melko

DZ-Cr-82

White

112–120

1.8–2.4

1.6–2

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

1982

Tsedey

DZ-Cr-37

White

82–90

1.8–2.5

1.4–2.2

Hybridization

DZARC

Moisture deficit

1984

Gibe

DZ-Cr-255

White

114–126

2–2.6

1.6–2.2

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

1993

Ziquala

DZ-Cr-358

White

76–138

2.4–3.4

2–2.7

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

1995

Dukem

DZ-01-974

White

75–137

2.4–3.4

2–2.7

Selection

DZARC

High potential

1995

Holetta Key

DZ-01-2053

Brown

84–112

1.7–2.4

1.5–2.2

Selection

HARC

High potential

1998

Ambo Toke

DZ-01-1278

White

75–112

1.7–2.4

1.5–2.2

Selection

HARC

High potential

1999

Key Tena

DZ-01-1681

Brown

84–93

1.7–2.4

1.6–2.2

Selection

DZARC

Moisture deficit

2002

Gerado

DZ-01-1281

White

73–95

1.7–2.4

1.6–2.2

Selection

DZARC

Moisture deficit

2002

Koye

DZ-01-1285

White

104–118

1.7–2.4

1.6–2.2

Selection

DZARC

High potential

2002

Gola

DZ-01-2054

Pale white

82–90

1.4–1.9

1.2–1.6

Selection

SARC

Moisture deficit

2003

Ajora

PGRC/E205396

Pale white

89–96

1.4–2

1.6–1.8

Selection

ARARC

Moisture deficit

2004

Dega Tef

DZ-01-2675

Pale white

112–123

1.5–2.4

1.4–2.2

Selection

DZARC

Highland

2005

Dima

DZ-01-2423

Brown

92–106

1.7–2.3

1.6–2.1

Selection

AARC

High potential

2005

Genete

DZ-01-146

Pale white

75–87

1.4–2

1.2–1.6

Selection

SARC

High potential

2005

Gimbichu

DZ-01-899

Pale white

118–137

1.5–2.2

1.6–2

Selection

DZARC

Highland

2005

Yilmana

DZ-01-1868

Pale white

98–110

1.8–2.4

1.7–2

Selection

AARC

High potential

2005

Zobel

DZ-01-1821

White

72–87

1.4–2

1.3–1.8

Selection

SARC

Moisture deficit

2005

Quncho

DZ-Cr-387RIL355

Very white

86–151

2–3.2

1.8–2.6

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2006

Amarach

HO-Cr-136

Pale white

63–87

1.8–2.5

1.4–2.2

Hybridization

DZARC

Moisture deficit

2006

Guduru

DZ-01-1880

White

95–120

1.8–2.2

1.6–2

Selection

BARC

High potential

2006

Gemechis

DZ-Cr-387/RIL127

Very white

72–95

1.5–2

1.6–1.8

Hybridization

MARC

Moisture deficit

2007

Mechare

Acc. 205953

Pale white

78–85

1.5–2.1

1.4–1.8

Selection

SARC

Moisture deficit

2007

Etsub

DZ-01-3186

White

95–105

1.9–2.4

1.9–2.4

Selection

AARC

High potential

2008

Kena

23-Tafi-Adi-72

White

98–124

1.8–2.4

1.7–2.2

Selection

BARC

High potential

2008

Laketch

RIL273

Very white

87–92

1.7–2.2

1.8–2

Hybridization

SARC

Moisture deficit

2009

Simada

DZ-Cr-385/ RIL 295

White

75–87

22–2.8

1.6–2.4

Hybridization

DZARC

Moisture deficit

2009

Boset

DZ-Cr-409/RIL50d

Very white

75–86

1.9–2.6

1.8–2.4

Hybridization

DZARC

Moisture deficit

2012

Kora

DZ-Cr-438/RIL133B

White

113

2.5–3.2

2–2.8

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2014

Werekiyu

Acc.214746

White

90–94

2.2

1.6

Selection

SARC

Moisture deficit

2014

Abola

Quncho*Key muri

White

110–118

2.1–2.8

1.5–1.7

Hybridization

AARC

High potential

2015

Dagem

DZ-Cr-438 /RIL91A

White

114

2.5

NA

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2016

Tesfa

DZ-Cr-457(RIL.181)

Very white

103

2.5

2–2.4

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2017

Hiber-1

DZ-01-974*P1222988

Very white

112–124

2.2–2.7

NA

Hybridization

AARC

High potential

2017

Areka-1

Dz-01-974*DZ-01-2788

White

112–119

2–2.6

NA

Hybridization

ARARC

High potential

2017

Felagot

DZ-Cr-442 (RIL.77C)

Brown

126

2.5

NA

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2017

Niguse

DZ-Cr-429(RIL.125)

Very white

112–116

2–2.6

NA

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2017

Abay

Acc ≠ 225931

White

95–132

25–35

18–22

Selection

AARC

High potential

2018

DURSI

Acc ≠ 236952

Cream white

132

20–24

18–22

Selection

BARC

High potential

2018

Washera

353*Key muri (RIL29)

Very white

108–125

23–32

19.8–24.7

Hybridization

AARC

High potential

2019

Jitu

DZ-01-256

Pale white

120

21.3–25.3

19.6–23

Hybridization

BARC

High potential

2019

Bora

DZ-Cr-387(Quncho) × 3774-13(RIL No. 12B)

Very white

90

2.7

NA

Hybridization

DZARC

Moisture Deficit

2019

Mena

DZ-01-354xDZ-CR-37-131

Yellowish white

80–86

24–30

20–25

Hybridization

SARC

Moisture deficit

2019

Ebba

Key muri × 3773-13 (RIL No. 18)

Very white

98–110

20–26

19–23

Hybridization

DZARC

High potential

2019

  1. Acc: Accession; AARC: Adet Agricultural Research Center; ARARC: Areka Agricultural Research Center; BARC: Bako Agricultural Research Center; DZ-Cr: Debre Zeit Cross; DZARC: DebreZeit Agricultural Research Center; HARC: Holleta Agricultural Research Center; MARC: Melkassa Agricultural Research Center; SARC: Sirinka Agricultural Research Center