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Table 2Crop varieties released by Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Iran for adaptation to drylandsCropCultivars releasedMean (kgha−^1
)Superiority to check (%)CharacteristicsTarget areasYear of releaseNumberNameBread wheat6Gahar, Zagros, Niknezhad, Kohdasht, Karim, Aftab3183–3897110–119Earliness, resistance to diseases, drought tolerantWarm and moderate warm1996–20153Azar-2, Baran, Hashtrod1837–2383105–114Earliness, tolerant to cold and drought, high kernel weight, yield stabilityCold and moderate cold1999–20154Rasad, Homa, Ohadi, Takab1932–4436104–140Tolerant to cold and drought, high kernel weight, good response to supplemental irrigationCold areas2007–20121Rijaw2611121Earliness, resistance to lodging, good qualityModerate cold20111Ghaboos3514105Good response to supplemental irrigation, good quality, resistance to diseasesWarm areas2014Durum wheat2Seimareh, Dehdasht3190–4015111–131Earliness, good quality, resistance to diseases, drought tolerantWarm and moderate warm1996–20081Saji2669123Good quality, good response to supplemental irrigation, resistance to diseasesModerate cold and moderate warm2010Barley3Izeh, Mahoor, Khorram3556–4372112–131Earliness, yield stability, resistance to diseases and lodgingWarm and moderate warm1996–20111Sahand2000Moderately resistant to cold, high kernel weight, two-row spikeCold and moderate cold19962Abidar, Ansar2138–2724104–105Earliness, resistance to drought, cold tolerantCold and moderate cold2007–2014Q. Sohail et al.