Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Macia
Jina
Macia
Zao
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
1998
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
Plant colour: tan, Plant height: 120-150 cm (semi-dwarf), Days to 50 % flowering: 60-65, Awn at maturity: absent, Head shape: symmetric, semi-compact, large and bulbous with good exertion (10-15 cm), Grain colour: creamy white, Grain form: elliptic
Special Attributes
Moderately resistant to Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica and S. Forbesii