Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | |
Registered Variety Name | አክሱም (ACC #229355) |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 19 |
Common Name | Finger Millet - አክሱም (ACC #229355) |
Scientific Name | Finger Millet - አክሱም (ACC #229355) |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | pest and diseases resistance. |
seed | 10 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1600-1900 |
Rainfall (mm) | >900 |
Soil Type | Vertisols |
Nutritional Merit | Protein & charbohaydrit |
Year of Release | May 1, 2016 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | Melkassa ARC/EIAR |
Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 15 for raw sowing and 20-30 for broadcasting |
Planting Dates | Late May to early June |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 50-100 |
Days to Heading | 93 |
Days to Maturity | 147 |
Panicle Length (cm) | - |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | Not mentioned |
Seed Color | Brown |
Flower Color | Not mentioned |
Leaf Arrangement | - |
Crop Pest Reaction | Tolerant to major diseases of finger millet (blast) |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 21 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 22-36 |
Variety Status | New variety |
Variety Source | Domestic |