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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - Jabaa [ETSL101259)

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Jabaa [ETSL101259
Released in Issue No. 25
Common Name Sorghum - Jabaa [ETSL101259)
Scientific Name Sorghum bicolor - Jabaa [ETSL101259)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area Bako, Gute, Bilo boshe and Uke similar areas agro ecologies of Ethiopia
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1500-1900
Rainfall (mm) 1100-1200
Soil Type Cambisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Jan. 2, 2022
Breeder Seed Maintainer Bako ARC/ORARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 12
Planting Dates Early to mid may
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
Days to heading/Flowering 94
Days to Maturity 150
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 26.1
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major shorghum diseases (Anthracnose, grain moldm leaf blight, rust and smut) and bird attack tolerant
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 35-38
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 39-42
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added April 8, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
date modified April 9, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
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