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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - Erer (#2005MI5081)

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Registered Variety Name Erer (#2005MI5081)
Released in Issue No. 24
Common Name Sorghum - Erer (#2005MI5081)
Scientific Name #2005MI5081
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Adaptation Area: Fadis, Babile and other similar agro-ecologies
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1300-1700
Rainfall (mm) 400-700
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2021
Breeder Seed Maintainer Fadis ARC/ORARI/
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 8-10
Planting Dates Early June to Mid-June
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
Days to heading/Flowering 84
Days to Maturity 141
Panicle Length (cm) Semi-compact and erect
1000 Seed Weight (g) 30
Seed Color White (creamy white)
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major sorghum pests (i.e. Striga, anthracnose, Head smut)
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 34-40
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 49-51
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
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