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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - ጅሩ (Jiru) (yellow)/ETS-2752)

ES Code
Registered Variety Name ጅሩ (Jiru) (yellow)/ETS-2752)
Released in Issue No. 19
Common Name Sorghum - ጅሩ (Jiru) (yellow)/ETS-2752)
Scientific Name Sorghum - ጅሩ (Jiru) (yellow)/ETS-2752)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield, drought , pest and diseases resistance.
Adaptation Area New variety
seed 7
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) >1900
Rainfall (mm) <1000
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein & charbohaydrit
Year of Release May 1, 2016
Breeder Seed Maintainer Melkassa ARC/EIAR
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 10-12 for row sowing 20-24 for broadcasting
Planting Dates Late march to early April
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100
Days to heading/Flowering Not mentioned
Days to Maturity 158-227
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) 20-46
Seed Color Brown
Flower Color -
Leaf Arrangement -
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to major pest of Sorghum (Stem borer, Anthracnose, Leaf spot etc)
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 32-44
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 33-86
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
National Sorghum - ጅሩ (Jiru) (yellow)/ETS-2752)  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
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