Data is for current budget year ( 2017 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 |