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Crop Variety Details for Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))

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ES Code
Registered Variety Name Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))
Variety Released in Issue No. None
Common Name Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))
Scientific Name Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Diseases resistance.
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Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 740-1280
Rainfall (mm) 650-1570
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Oil
Year of Release May 1, 2016
Breeder Seed Maintainer Humera ARC/TARI and Asossa ARC/EIAR
Planting Method Both broad casting and row sowing
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 1.5-3
Planting Dates Middle June to early July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 0
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 0
Days to Heading -
Days to Maturity 115.7
Panicle Length (cm) -
1000 Seed Weight (g) 2.5-3
Seed Color White
Flower Color None
Leaf Arrangement -
Crop Pest Reaction Moderately resistant for bacterial blight
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 4
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 4.35-8.36
Variety Status New variety
Variety Source Domestic
National Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6)) Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Sesame - Benishangul-1 (WW-001(6))  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail