| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Mecha(ሜጫ)(PGRC/E Acc # 229371) |
| Released in Issue No. | 17 |
| Common Name | Finger Millet - Mecha(ሜጫ) |
| Scientific Name | Eleusine coracana - Mecha(ሜጫ) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield and diseases resistance. |
| Adaptation Area | Adet, Mecha, Finoteselam, and Similar agro-ecologies of Northweastern Amhar |
| seed | 10 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1900-2500 |
| Rainfall (mm) | >900 |
| Soil Type | Other |
| Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
| Year of Release | Jan. 2, 2014 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | ADARC/ARARI |
| Planting Method | both |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 10-15 for row sowing & 25-30 for broadcasting |
| Planting Dates | Early June |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 at planting |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | o 50 (Applied in split; the first was at planting and the second was 35-45 days after planting) |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 85-95 |
| Days to Maturity | 140-154 days |
| Panicle Length (cm) | - |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | - |
| Seed Color | Red brown |
| Flower Color | - |
| Leaf Arrangement | - |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Tolerant to Blast disease and lodging resistant |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 16-23 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 20-29 |
| Variety Maintenance Status | None |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
| date added | May 8, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| date modified | May 8, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
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