Table 1 Top five popular wheat varieties by agro-ecological domains and reasons for their popularity
From: Lessons for promotion of new agricultural technology: a case of Vijay wheat variety in Nepal
S. no | Name of popular varieties | Domains or place name | % Area | Cause of popularity- or adopted attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gautam | Terai | 18.82 | Resistant to foliar leaf blight, heat tolerant, stay green, wide adaptation, high yield |
2 | Nepal 297 | Terai | 17.40 | Early maturity, good yielder even if later planted, terminal heat and hailstone tolerant, good chapatti quality |
3 | Bhrikuti | Terai | 13.61 | High yielding, drought tolerant, resistant to leaf and stripe rust |
4 | WK 1204 | Mid hills | 12.51 | High yielder, Resistant to yellow rust, good bread quality |
5 | Vijay | Terai | 5.80 | Resistant to Ug99 rust, tolerant to terminal heat, suitable to harvest using combined harvester |