Abstract

A medium duration (115 days) and medium stature sorghum strain K 10 which is an improvement over K7 has been developed and released during 1991 for rainfed cultivation in Purattasi Pattam (September-October) season in south and south central districts of Tamil Nadu. K 10 produced a mean dry fodder (straw) of 11.36 t/ha registering 34.2 per cent increase over K 3 and 14 per cent increase over K 7. It gave a mean grain yield of 1680 kg/ha registering 31.7 per cent increase over K 3 and 18 per cent increase over K.7. It has got better resistance to leaf diseases and pests both at field and controlled conditions.

Keywords: Grain-Fodder Sorghum, K10, TamilNadu