Akbar
Name of Variety: Akbar
Scientific name: Triticum aestivum cv. Akbar
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Wheat Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development | Cross between Robin and Tobari in International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico. |
| Year of release | 1983 |
| Main characteristics | Plant height 85-90 cm. tiller/plant 6-7, leaf inclined. Flag leaf broad and elongated. Panicle initiation requires 50-55 days, Grain/ spike 50-55, white in color, medium size, 1000 grain weight 37-42 g, and white auricle present at the base of leaf. Crop duration 103-108 days. Yield of this variety comparatively higher in greater Mymensingh, Jessore, Kustia and Khulna of Bangladesh. It is also cultivated and suitable in other places of Bangladesh. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi: November 15-30 |
| Yield | Yield 3.5-4.5 t/ha |
| Resistance/tolerance | Leaf spot disease tolerant |
| Quality of the product | The variety is not cultivate due to is poor yield |
