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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9)

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
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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
National Sorghum - Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9)  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Sorghum - Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9) Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Sorghum - Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9)  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Sorghum - Assosa-1 (Bambasi no-9)  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail