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Crop Variety Details for Finger millet - Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60)

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
National Finger millet - Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60)  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Finger millet - Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60) Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Finger millet - Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60)  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Finger millet - Tekeze-1(SMARC collL.60)  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail