Dorado

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Dorado

Commodity: Sorghum

Basic Information
Name of variety Dorado
Commodity Sorghum
National Code GH/Sb/005/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ Ghana
Applicant CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Sudan–north Guinean
Pedigree/Line Pure line
Year of release 1996
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Improved variety of the Caudatum race;

 Maturity: 110-115 days; 

Photo-period: insensitive;

 Plant colour: Tan; 

Panicle shape: compact and erect;

 Seed colour: white with red glumes;

 Plant height: 1.3 – 1.5m.

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield:3.50 MT/ha; Very good food, malting and brewing qualities; Susceptible to head bug grain mould complex particularly if maturity coincides with heavy rainfall.

Breeders
CSIR-SARI
Breeder
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