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Crop Variety Details for Finger Millet - Urji (Acc. 242617)
| ES Code | |
| Registered Variety Name | Urji (Acc. 242617) |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | None |
| Common Name | Finger Millet - Urji (Acc. 242617) |
| Scientific Name | Finger Millet - Urji (Acc. 242617) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | diseases resistance. |
| seed | 10 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1600-2300 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1200-1300 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Protein & charbohaydrit |
| Year of Release | May 1, 2016 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | BakoARC(OARI) |
| Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 15 |
| Planting Dates | Late May to mid June |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 105 at planting |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 65 (Applied in split) |
| Days to Heading | Not mentioned |
| Days to Maturity | 153-180 |
| Panicle Length (cm) | Not mentioned |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 3.25 |
| Seed Color | White |
| Flower Color | - |
| Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Tolerant to major finger millet diseases, blast (Magnaporthe oryzea) |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 21-26 |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 18-27 |
| Variety Status | New variety |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
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