Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | 417:2012 |
Registered Variety Name | Elemo (Acc.237261) |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 22 |
Common Name | Sorghum - Elemo (Acc.237261) |
Scientific Name | Acc.237261 |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
seed | 7 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1700-1800 |
Rainfall (mm) | 900-1236 |
Soil Type | Cambisols |
Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2019 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | Mechara ARC/ORARI |
Planting Method | Row: 75 between rows 20-25 between plants |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 12-13 for row sowing |
Planting Dates | Early May to Mid May |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 47 at planting time |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 42 half at planting and half at 35-40 days after planting |
Days to Heading | 105 |
Days to Maturity | 164 |
Panicle Length (cm) | None |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | 39 |
Seed Color | White |
Flower Color | Not mentioned |
Leaf Arrangement | loose |
Crop Pest Reaction | Crop pest reaction(1-5 scale): o Leaf blight : 2 o Steam borer: 2 o Grain mold: 1 |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 26.8 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 41-48.43 |
Variety Status | Adaptation area: Mechara, Habro and similar agro-ecologies. |
Variety Source | Domestic |