[20/02/2019 04:25]

MARIB-SABA
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.

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