Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | 417:2012 |
Registered Variety Name | Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9) |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 18 |
Common Name | Sorghum - Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9) |
Scientific Name | Bambasi no-9 |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | 1500 - 1850 |
seed | 7 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1500 - 1850 |
Rainfall (mm) | 1000 – 1200 |
Soil Type | Cambisols |
Nutritional Merit | Carbohydrate |
Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2015 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | Assosa AR/EIAR |
Planting Method | Row/Brodcast |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 10 (row planting) |
Planting Dates | Late April to Early May |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 in split application(1/2 at planting and 1/2 at knee height) |
Days to Heading | 138-144 |
Days to Maturity | 189-197 |
Panicle Length (cm) | -- |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | 22.5 |
Seed Color | White |
Flower Color | Not mentioned |
Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
Crop Pest Reaction | Tolerant to major insect pest of sorghum |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 27.6-33.3 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 35.3 - 41.3 |
Variety Status | Adaptation area: Asossa, Bambasi, Maokomo and similar agro- ecologies. |
Variety Source | Domestic |