Naga White

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Naga White

Commodity: Sorghum

Basic Information
Name of variety Naga White
Commodity Sorghum
National Code GH/Sb/001/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ Ghana
Applicant CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Sudan–north Guinean
Pedigree/Line Pure line
Year of release 1971
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Improved variety of the Caudatum race;

 Early maturing (95days): Photo-period insensitive;

 Erect, closed panicle shape;

 Plant colour: Pigmented;

 Seed colour: Chalky with soft endosperm

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 5.0 MT/ha; Tolerant to drought; Resistant to most foliar diseases; Susceptible to head bug grain mould complex particularly if maturity coincides with heavy rainfall.

Breeders
I.D.K. Atopkle
Breeder
CSIR-SARI
Breeder
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