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Crop Variety Details for Sorghum - ESH-3 (Ethiopian Sorghum Hybrid -3)
| ES Code | 417: 2012 |
| Registered Variety Name | ESH-3 (Ethiopian Sorghum Hybrid -3) |
| Variety Released in Issue No. | 17 |
| Common Name | Sorghum - ESH-3 (Ethiopian Sorghum Hybrid -3) |
| Scientific Name | Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) |
| Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Diseases resistance. |
| seed | 7 |
| Variety Image | No Image |
| Altitude (m.a.s.l) | < 1600 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 500-800 |
| Soil Type | Vertisols |
| Nutritional Merit | Protein & charbohaydrit |
| Year of Release | May 1, 2014 |
| Breeder Seed Maintainer | MARC/EIAR |
| Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
| Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 10-12 kg/ha for row planting and 15-20kg/ha for broadcasting |
| Planting Dates | End of June to early July |
| P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 kg/ha at planting |
| N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 50kg/ha urea at 30-35 days after emergence |
| Days to Heading | - |
| Days to Maturity | Range 103-121days |
| Panicle Length (cm) | - |
| 1000 Seed Weight (g) | 29 gm |
| Seed Color | Creamy white |
| Flower Color | - |
| Leaf Arrangement | - |
| Crop Pest Reaction | Moderately tolerant to major insect pests of sorghum |
| On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | - |
| On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 43-53 |
| Variety Status | |
| Variety Source | Domestic |
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