Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Hakika
Jina
Hakika
Zao
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
2002
Registrant / Applicant
ARI Ilonga
Production Altitude and Range
600-1500
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Morogoro, Dodoma, Shinyanga, Kilimanajaro, Singida, Pwani
Grain Yield
3.5
Distinctive Characters
Stem diameter of lower third (at maturity): small, Glume colour at maturity: reddish brown, Short, Glume length at maturity: short, Cariopsis colour after threshing: orange, Grain shape in dorsal view: elliptic, Grain shape in profile view: elliptic, Leaf width: narrow, Rooting ability : has high power of rooting
Special Attributes
Resistant to Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica and S. forbesii, Resistant to leaf blight.