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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - Chemeda (Acc- BRC-18)

ES Code 417:2012
Registered Variety Name Chemeda (Acc- BRC-18)
Released in Issue No. 16
Common Name Sorghum - Chemeda (Acc- BRC-18)
Scientific Name Chemeda (Acc- BRC-18)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area
seed 7
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1500-1900
Rainfall (mm) 1100-1200
Soil Type Cambisols
Nutritional Merit Carbohydrate
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2013
Breeder Seed Maintainer BARC/OARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 10 row planting
Planting Dates late April to early May
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 100 to be applied at planting
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 50 to be applied in two split: half of the dose at Planting stage and the rest after 35 days of plant
Days to heading/Flowering 120
Days to Maturity 180
Panicle Length (cm) Not mentioned
1000 Seed Weight (g) 19
Seed Color Creamy
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Tolerant to disease and insect pest
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 25
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 32
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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