NIFA BATHOOR-08: A HIGH YIELDING AND DISEASE RESISTANT WHEAT VARIETY DEVELOPED FOR IRRIGATED AREAS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KP) PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN
 

TILA MUHAMMAD¹, SAJJAD HAIDAR^2*, MUHAMMAD IRFAQ KHAN¹, FAZLE SUBHAN¹, SYED JAWAD AHMAD SHAH¹, MUHAMMAD AMIN¹ AND ABDUL JABBAR KHAN¹

Abstract: The high yielding and disease resistant wheat variety NIFA Bathoor 08 was developed through introduction of an exotic CIMMYT line and was evaluated under the name of CT-99022 for seed yield, disease resistance and wide adaptation in yield trials during 1998-2007. It has shown superb yield performance in various yield trials during 1998–2004 by producing grain yield of 8%, 8.7% and 6.2% higher seed yield as compared to standard varieties Bakhtawar-92, Fakhre Sarhad and Saleem 2000 respectively. In national yield trials, CT-99022 was tested at 42 locations under normal and late planting conditions during 2005-06. On an average it produced 6.8% higher grain yield than the local check and ranked 1^st in KP under normal planting. During 2006-07, CT-99022 produced 3.4% higher grain yield than the local check across 36 locations in Pakistan and produced 7.36% higher grain yield than the local check at 4 locations in KP. The line CT-99022 showed a desirable level of resistance to yellow rust (YR), Leaf Rust (LR) and desirable quality parameters. CT-99022 is well adapted in the irrigated areas of both KP. It has distinctness of different genetic background, medium tall with dark green leaves, high tillering capacity and creamy white spike with reddish stem color at maturity.  CT-99022 has been approved with the name of “NIFA BATHOOR-08” by KP Provincial Seed Council for general cultivation in the irrigated areas of KP.