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A New Sorghum Variety for Tamil Nadu

Abstract

                                A new sorghum variety CO. 21 evolved through induced mutagenesis was released. It is a grain-cum-fodder variety which matures in 105 days. This variety is suitable for cultivation in all the three seasons summer irrigated season, south-west monsoon season and north-east monsoon season throughout Tamil Nadu. It gives a mean yield of 42. quintals of grain per hectare under irrigated conditions and 20 quintals under rainfed condi- tions, the straw yield per hectare being 17 and 13 tonnes respectively.

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