| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Beletew (ICSR24005) |
| Released in Issue No. | 23 |
| Common Name | Sorghum -Beletew (ICSR24005) |
| Scientific Name | . Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield, pest resistance |
| Adaptation Area | New- variety - Adaptation area is Debrebirhan (Shewarobit, Ataye, Merhabete), Kobo (Sirinka), Tach Armachiho (Gondar) and similar agroecology |
| seed | 7 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1200-1500 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 800-1100 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
| Year of Release | May 1, 2020 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Debrebrehan ARC/ARARI/ |
| Planting Method | both |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 10-13 for row sowing 15-20 for broadcasting |
| Planting Dates | First and second week of July |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 121 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 90 |
| Days to heading/Flowering | 73 |
| Days to Maturity | 127 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | None |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 23 |
| Seed Color | White |
| Flower Color | Not mentioned |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Resistant to sorghum midge insect pest, and free from Anthracnose disease |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | Not mentioned |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 43 |
| Variety Maintenance Status | None |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
| date added | March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
| date modified | April 9, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
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