Data is for current budget year ( 2018 E.C.)
| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60) |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | 21 |
| Common Name | Finger millet - Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60) |
| Scientific Name | Finger millet (Eleusine coracana.) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | diseases resistance. |
| seed | 10 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1350-2200 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 550-1000 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Protein & charbohaydrit |
| Year of Release | May 1, 2018 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Shire-MaitsebribARC (TRARI) |
| Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 15 for planting |
| Planting Dates | First week of May to first week of June |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
| Days to Heading | 70-85 |
| Days to Maturity | 128-138 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | Not mentioned |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | Not mentioned |
| Seed Color | Brown |
| Flower Color | Not mentioned |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Moderatley resistant to major finger millet diseases such as blast |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | - |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 28-35 |
| Variety Status | New variety |
| Variety Source | Domestic |