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Marib Agricultural Research Center develops new type of Wheat in cultivators' farms
[The Source: SABA News Online / Saleh Ahmed - Wednesday 20 / Feb. / 2019]
Agricultural Research Center (ARC) in the eastern highland (Marib -
Aljwaf) announced that it has succeeded in cultivating new kind of Wheat
and spreading it in growers' plantations after all tests proved the
advantages of the new type.
The ARC declared the spreading of the new type of Wheat which is called (Tibah 1-303) on Wednesday.
According to Director of the ARC Eng. Qaed Abu Osba' and Supervisor of the Project Eng. Abdunasser al-Maqtari the experiment of developing this type has proved successful following six agricultural seasons in terms of productivity and its ability to resist climate changes.
" Total productivity of one hectare ranges from 6 to 7 tons", Al-Maqtari said.