Kbang (Gia Lai): Prospects of new wheat varieties

To put the new wheat varieties with high yield varieties of wheat to replace the old in order to increase income for people, 2015, Kbang district, Gia Lai province has implemented the project "application of advanced science and technology building Wheat planting model KM140 and KM419 new breed at 2 Route Ku and Dak Smar. To date, cassava grows well and promises to yield from 50 tonnes to 60 tonnes / ha.
Projects selected Ku Route 2 and Dak Smar do point as these local natural conditions suitable for the growing of wheat and wheat plantings in recent years is relatively concentrated. Project size 7 ha with the participation of seven households, each household 1 ha, the total cost of over 300 million. Of these, 4 ha legume intercropping and monoculture cassava 3 ha. According to the farmers involved in the project, so far, the 2 seed wheat Km419 KM140 and grew and developed, cassava firm and has not detected the disease.

England 1 ha wheat Betty Ting inside his project. Photo: Hong Trading
He appointed by village Kroi, Ku highway project participants with an area of 1 hectare alternating black bean noodles, sharing: I started growing from month 4-2015. So far, beans have been harvested crops, trees and leverage their husks to cover up the land for cassava with high humidity, cassava grows well. Some young cassava tubers were out pretty much amounts, the potential for higher productivity and expected his house will get at least 40 million of the wheat acreage and not just oscillating around 30 million as planting KM94.
Mr. Dinh Exposure, Drang village, Route 1 ha wheat planting also Ku project, said: "Until now developing very fast cassava pests and diseases and yet so I think the ability for tuber yield and quality will be higher compared with other wheat varieties. Part again, people also have more income from intercropping bean noodles should have a lot of households in the village want to join growing this variety.
Reportedly, two wheat varieties aforementioned growth period from 8 months to 10 months, the average height of 1.8 to 2 meters, the average yield from 60 tonnes to 70 tonnes / ha, starch content 30 %. This is the same quality, a higher starch content than the wheat varieties in the district has implemented. Through research, the present, some farmers plant small tubers and wheat were up 2 wheat varieties were not detected pests like some other districts on cassava had broom disease, or a number of fungal diseases.
Nguyen Huu Chieu-Deputy Head of Agriculture and Rural Development, Project Leader, said: During follow-up showed two varieties is likely to grow and thrive. So last year we expected to summarize these models. Based on that assessment in an objective scientific and practical basis to person on a large scale. Especially communes with large wheat acreage as: Lo Ku, Dak Smar and some northern communes might put the area often limited to planting 2 seed this bread. "
Mr. Zhao also said the project will not withdraw funding efforts that only 40% of saplings to give other families, the rest of the households participating in the project are allowed to use to replant or sell seed. Economic efficiency, the expected per hectare will earn 90 million (excluding the price of 1,800 VND / kg fresh roots), more than 28 million VND / ha compared to the same old pasta.