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Crop Variety Details for Finger Millet - Ikhulule

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Ikhulule
Released in Issue No. 24
Common Name Finger Millet - Ikhulule
Scientific Name F-Millet
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Daro Lebu, Habro and similar agro-ecologies
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 both
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/Flowering 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 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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