Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Tegemeo
Jina
Tegemeo
Zao
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
1978
Registrant / Applicant
ARI Ilonga
Production Altitude and Range
600-1500
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Morogoro, Dodoma, Shinyanga, Kilimanajaro, Singida, Pwani,
Grain Yield
2.5-3.0
Distinctive Characters
Hairiness: absent, Plant colour: tan, Leaf colour: light green, some plants have puplish pigments on lower leaves, Plant height: 1.5-1.8 m, Days to 50 % flowering: 70-72, Awn at maturity: absent, Head shape: bell, Grain colour: white (pearl), Glume colour: straw,
Special Attributes
Susceptible to Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica and S. Forbesisi.