Registration of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Variety, ‘Burree’

Burree (19748) is a new groundnut variety released by Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Fadis Agricultural Research Center in 2022 after being evaluated by the Technical Committee of the National Variety Release Committee (NVRC) at Fadis, Babile (Erer), and Mechara in the previous three consecutive years (2018-2021). In the Regional Variety Trial, the Burree variety was compared to ten other groundnut genotypes and one standard check, Babile-2. During the Verification Trial, Burree was compared against the standard check - Babile-2 and Milkaye - in a variety of Verification. On average, the variety Burree produced grain yields of 2.3-2.8 t ha-1 in the research field and 1.8-2.1 t ha-1 on the farmers' field. The variety also demonstrated an 18% yield advantage over the standard check, Babile-2. The GGE - plot analysis also revealed that the Burree variety was a high yielder and disease resistant/tolerant. As a result, the Burree variety was formally released for use in Eastern Oromia and other comparable agro-ecologies, and it is being managed by the Fadis Agricultural Research Center.