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K 10: A GRAIN-CUM-FODDER SORGHUM FOR SOUTH TAMIL NADU

  • Author:R.SANKARAPANDIAN and A.AMIRTHADEVARATHINAM

    p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:82, Issue:feb-feb

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A01137
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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.

Key words : Grain-Fodder Sorghum, K10, TamilNadu

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