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Crop Variety Details for Finger Millet - አክሱም (ACC #229355)

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Registered Variety Name አክሱም (ACC #229355)
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.
Adaptation Area New variety
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
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/Flowering 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 Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
date modified March 5, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
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