Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | |
Registered Variety Name | Ikhulule |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 24 |
Common Name | Finger Millet - Ikhulule |
Scientific Name | F-Millet |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
seed | 10 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1700-1900 |
Rainfall (mm) | 800-1200 |
Soil Type | Nitosols |
Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2021 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | Mechara ARC/ORARI |
Planting Method | Row/Brodcast 40 btween rows & 10 between plants |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 8-10 |
Planting Dates | Early to late May |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
Days to Heading | 73 |
Days to Maturity | 131 |
Panicle Length (cm) | None |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | None |
Seed Color | Light brown |
Flower Color | None |
Leaf Arrangement | Erect |
Crop Pest Reaction | Resistant to blast and shoot fly |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 38 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 63 |
Variety Status | Daro Lebu, Habro and similar agro-ecologies |
Variety Source | Domestic |