Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | 422:2012 |
Registered Variety Name | Mecha(ሜጫ) |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 17 |
Common Name | Finger Millet - Mecha(ሜጫ) |
Scientific Name | Finger Millet - Mecha(ሜጫ) |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Diseases resistance and lodging |
seed | 10 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1900-2500 |
Rainfall (mm) | >900 |
Soil Type | Vertisols |
Nutritional Merit | Charbohaydrate |
Year of Release | May 1, 2014 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | ADARC/ARARI |
Planting Method | Both broad casting and row sowing |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 10-15 for row sowing & 25-30 for broadcasting |
Planting Dates | Early June |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 50 |
Days to Heading | 85-95 |
Days to Maturity | 140-154 days |
Panicle Length (cm) | - |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | None |
Seed Color | Red brown |
Flower Color | - |
Leaf Arrangement | - |
Crop Pest Reaction | Tolerant to Blast disease and lodging resistant |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 16-23 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 20-29 |
Variety Status | |
Variety Source | Domestic |