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Crop Variety Details for Finger Millet - Diga-2 (Acc.BKFM0010)
| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Diga-2 (Acc.BKFM0010) |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | 21 |
| Common Name | Finger Millet - Diga-2 (Acc.BKFM0010) |
| Scientific Name | Finger Millet - Diga-2 (Acc.BKFM0010) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Resistance to diseases (Leaf, head blast) |
| seed | 10 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1200-2300 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1000-1300 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Protein & charbohaydrit |
| Year of Release | May 1, 2018 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | Bako ARC/ORARI |
| Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 15 for planting and 25 for broad casting |
| Planting Dates | Early June |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 at planting |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 65 (Applied in split) half at planting, half 35 days after emeregence) |
| Days to Heading | - |
| Days to Maturity | 164 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | Not mentioned |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 3 |
| Seed Color | Black |
| Flower Color | Not mentioned |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Tolerant to major finger millet diseasest (Leaf, head blast) |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 23.2-29.8 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 22.4-34.2 |
| Variety Status | New variety |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
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