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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - A2267-2

ES Code
Registered Variety Name A2267-2
Released in Issue No. 25
Common Name Sorghum - A2267-2
Scientific Name Sorghum bicolor - A2267-2
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area Dry lowland and similar agro-ecologiesof Ethiopia
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1000-1600
Rainfall (mm) 700 -1100
Soil Type Cambisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate and protien.
Year of Release Jan. 9, 2022
Breeder Seed Maintainer Bio and Emerging Technology Institute (BETin) and EIAR, MARC
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 10 -12 for row sowing 16-20 for broadcast sowing
Planting Dates Mid June to Early July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50
Days to heading/Flowering 81-99
Days to Maturity 120-155
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 28
Seed Color White
Flower Color -
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major sorghum diseases (Anthracnose, grain mold, leaf blight, rust and smut) and bird attack tolerant
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 8.5-16
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 9.1-17.5
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added April 9, 2026, 7:37 a.m.
date modified April 9, 2026, 7:38 a.m.
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