Sorghum - Sudan – Green Gold |
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Green Gold : hybrid SSG with long, slender, green, glabrous, juicy stem with high tillering and rapid-growth capacity. Each plant has 4-5 tillers with 10-12 long, broad smooth, succulent leaves per tiller making it highly palatable. |
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERSTICS |
Genetic Type |
Sorghum by Sudan Grass |
Planting Time |
Spring to summer |
Soil Temp. |
at planting 15 ºC & rising Seed size/Kg -28,000-40,000 |
PLANTING RATE-KGs/HECTARE |
Marginal dry land |
3-5 |
Good dry land |
8-10 |
Irrigated |
15-25 |
Early Grazing |
Excellent |
Stand Over |
Useful |
Haymaking |
Excellent |
Green Chop |
Good |
Silage |
PIT Not recommended |
Silage |
Plastic wrap Good |
ATTRIBUTES |
Plant Type |
Erect |
Plant height ( CMs) |
220-250 (At the time of first cut. |
Stem color |
Green |
Stem |
Long ,Slender |
Stem pubescence, juiciness |
Glabrous |
Nodes |
Open |
Nodal pigmentation |
Absent |
Nodal Hairiness |
Absent |
No. of leaves per tiller |
10-12 |
Leaf color |
Dark Green |
Leaf length |
Long=90-95 Cm) |
Leaf width |
Broad ( 8-10 Cm) |
Leaf pubescence |
Glabrous |
Leaf succulence |
Succulent |
No. of tillers per plant |
4-5 |
Flag leaf length |
Long |
Flag leaf attitude |
Horizontal |
Panicle length |
Long (25-30 Cm) |
Panicle compactness |
Open |
Glume color |
Green |
Anther color |
Yellow |
Seed setting capacity |
Full |
Days to first cut |
45 |
Number of cuts |
4-5 |
Cutting interval |
20-25 days |
Re-growth capacity |
Rapid |
Yield potential / Acre (Green fodder) |
18-22 MT per cut |
Duration |
140-150 Days |
Palatability |
Good |
Seed size |
Bold |
Seed color |
Red |
Adaptability |
All SSG growing areas |
Disease & pest reaction |
Resistant to downy mildew diseases |
Piper Sudan Grass Seed - Piper Americano |
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Piper Americano : Piper Sudangrass is an improved variety of sudangrass, it has finer stems and leaves than Sorghum-Sudan hybrid. Because of the smaller stems, it dries faster than Sorghum Sudan, if cut for hay. Piper Sudan is atrazine tolerant. |
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERSTICS |
Genetic Type |
Piper- Sudan Grass |
Planting Time |
Spring to summer |
Seed size/Kg |
35,000-40,000 |
PLANTING RATE -KGs/ HECTARE |
Marginal dry land |
5-7 |
Good dry land |
10-15 |
Irrigated |
20-25 |
AVERAGE YILED KG/HECTARE |
Green mass |
45000-68000 |
Fodder |
68000 |
Dry fodder |
2000 |
Early Grazing |
Excellent |
Stand Over |
Useful |
Haymaking |
Excellent |
Green Chop |
Good |
SPACING in CMs |
45 x 12 |
SILAGE |
plastic wrap-Good |
Fertilizer Dosage KG/Hectare |
N =40-80,P= 20,K= 40 |
Protein yield (Q/hectare) |
7.9 |
ATTRIBUTES |
Plant type |
Erect |
Plant height (CMs) |
175-234 (At the time of first cut.) |
Stem color |
Green |
Stem |
Long ,Slender |
Stem pubescence, juiciness |
Glabrous |
Notes |
Open |
Nodal pigmentation |
Absent |
Nodal Hairiness |
Absent |
No. of leaves per tiller |
12 |
Leaf color |
Dark Green |
Leaf length |
Long=75-78 Cm |
Leaf width |
Broad ( 6.1-6.5 Cm) |
Leaf pubescence |
Glabrous |
Leaf succulence |
Succulent |
No. of tillers per plant |
4-5 |
Flag leaf length |
Long with green mid-rib |
Flag leaf attitude |
Semi-Drooping |
Panicle length |
Long (25-30 Cm) |
Panicle compactness |
Compact |
Panicle shape |
Semi-loose and partially sterile |
Anther color |
Yellow |
Seed setting capacity |
Full |
Days to first cut |
45-50 |
Number of cuts |
4-5 |
Cutting interval |
20-25 days |
Re-growth capacity |
Rapid |
Yield potential / Acre (Green fodder) |
45-68 MT per Hectare |
Duration |
140-150 Days |
Palatability |
Good |
Seed size |
Medium Bold |
Seed color |
Dark reddish |
Adaptability |
All sorghum growing areas |
Disease & pest reaction |
Slightly resistant to foliar diseases shoot fly and stem borer. |
PEARL MILLET – BIG BOSS 201 |
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PM –BIG BOSS 201 : is a medium – tall stay green bajra hybrid having thick canopy of leaves with a long gap between flag leaf and ear head. It has open ,non pigmented nodes with pubescence on upper nodes.The ear head is compact,non bristled,long cylindrical with pointed tip.The upper lead sheath is pubescent
BIG BOSS 201 is mostly grown as a grain crop, being the staple food in those parts of tropical Africa and India that are too hot, dry and sandy for sorghum production. It is also used for grazing, green chop and silage, and, with appropriate management, for hay. Whole grains are fed to poultry and livestock, and the straw is used for bedding, thatching, fencing and fuel
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Description |
English name |
Pearl millet |
Planting Time |
Spring to summer |
Duration |
77-80 |
Soil type |
Black, red and sandy loams |
Soil Temp. at planting |
20 ºC - 40 ºC |
Seed size/Kg |
35,000-40,000 |
Early Grazing |
Excellent |
Fertilizer Dosage KG/Hectare |
N =150-300 |
Protein yield (Q/hectare) |
7.9 |
ATTRIBUTES |
Plant habit |
Erect tillering with thick canopy of leaves |
Plant height (CMs) |
Medium height (220-230) |
Stem color |
Light green |
Stem sturdiness. |
Medium |
Stem pigmentation |
Non – Pigmented |
Nodes |
Open |
Nodal tillers |
Absent |
Nodal pigmentation |
Non-pigmented |
No. of effective tillers/plant |
3-4 |
No. of leaves /main tiller |
9-10 |
Leaf color |
Dark green |
Leaf length |
Medium long (40-45 CMs) |
Leaf width |
Broad (3-5 CMs) |
Leaf attitude |
Drooping |
Leaf sheath |
Pubescent upper leaf sheath |
Leaf base(at color repair) |
Mildly pigmented |
Leaf surface |
Smooth |
Flagleaf width |
Broad |
Flagleaf length |
Medium |
Flagleaf attitude |
Droopy |
Panicle/Earhead length |
Long (20-25 cm) |
Panicle /Earhead girth |
13-16 Cm |
Earhead compactness |
Compact |
Warhead shape |
Cylindrical with pointed tip |
Awning tendency |
Abscent |
Glume color |
Brown |
Stalk of earhead |
Pubescent (at ear head base) |
Seed color |
Grey |
Seed shape |
Oblong (pointed) |
Days to maturity |
77-80 |
Test weight (1000 nos) |
10-12 gram |
Yield potential per acre |
Irrigated :16-18 Qtly Rainfed: 8-10 Qtls. |
Stay Greenness |
Stay green with thick canopy of leaves |
Adaptability |
Suitable for all millet growing areas. |
Disease & pest control |
Resistant to downy mildew |
PEARL MILLET – BIG BOSS 202 |
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PM –BIG BOSS 202 : is a medium – tall stay green bajra hybrid having strudy ,light green stem with basal pigmentation. The nodes are open, slightly pigmented and non-pubescent. The leaves are broad, dark green, long wavy, droopy and spreading. Leaf base is pigmented with mild hairiness. Ear head is compact, non-bristled, and cylindrical with pigmented pointed tip. The gap between flag leaf and head is short
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Description |
English Name |
Pearl millet |
Planting Time |
Spring to summer |
Duration |
78-80 |
Soil type |
Black, red and sandy loams |
Soil Temp. at planting |
-20 ºC - 40 ºC |
Seed size/Kg |
35,000-40,000 |
Recommended ecology |
All millet growing areas. |
Early Grazing |
Excellent |
Fertilizer Dosage KG/Hectare |
N =150-300 |
Protein yield (Q/hectare) |
7.9 |
ATTRIBUTES |
Plant habit |
Erect tillering |
Plant height (CMs) |
Medium height (180-200) |
Stem color |
Green |
Stem sturdiness. |
Strudy |
Stem pigmentation |
Pigmented |
Nodes |
Open |
Nodal tillers |
Absent |
Nodal pigmentation |
Slightly pigmented (Later stage) |
No. of effective tillers/plant |
3-4 |
No. of leaves /main tiller |
9-10 |
Leaf color |
Dark Green |
Leaf length |
Medium long (55-60 CMs) |
Leaf width |
Broad (5-6 CMs) |
Leaf attitude |
Drooping,spreading |
Leaf sheath |
Wavy |
Leaf base(at color repair) |
Pigmented |
Leaf surface |
Smooth |
Flagleaf width |
Broad |
Flagleaf length |
Medium |
Flagleaf attitude |
Droopy |
Days to 50% bloom |
48-50 |
Panicle/Earhead length |
Long (25-30 cm) |
Panicle /Earhead girth |
13-16 Cm |
Earhead compactness |
Compact |
Warhead shape |
Cylindrical with pointed tip |
Awning tendency |
Abscent |
Glume color |
Green |
Anther color |
Light yellow |
Stalk of earhead |
Pubescent |
Seed color |
Grey |
Seed shape |
Oblong (pointed) |
Seed size |
Bold |
Days to maturity |
78-80 |
Test weight (1000 nos) |
15-16 |
Yield potential per acre |
Irrigated :18-20 Qtly Rainfed: 8-10 Qtls. |
Stay Greenness |
Stay green with thick canopy of leaves |
Adaptability |
Suitable for all millet growing areas. |
Disease & pest control |
Resistant to downy mildew |