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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - Mentebteb (Debir)

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Registered Variety Name Mentebteb (Debir)
Released in Issue No. 21
Common Name Sorghum - Mentebteb (Debir)
Scientific Name Sorghum - Mentebteb (Debir)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) pest and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area New variety- Malt Sorghum
seed 7
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) <1600
Rainfall (mm) <600
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein & charbohaydrit
Year of Release May 1, 2018
Breeder Seed Maintainer Melkassa ARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 10 - 12 for row sowing
Planting Dates Mid June to early July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50
Days to heading/Flowering Not mentioned
Days to Maturity 103
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) 31
Seed Color White
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major insect and diseases of sorghum
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 47.8
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 47.8
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.
National Sorghum - Mentebteb (Debir)  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
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