Kapaala

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Kapaala

Commodity: Sorghum

Basic Information
Name of variety Kapaala
Commodity Sorghum
National Code GH/Sb/004/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ Ghana
Applicant CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Sudan–north Guinean savannahs
Pedigree/Line Pure line, developed from a three way cross and originally coded as (ICSV 111).
Year of release 1996
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Improved variety of the Caudatum race;

 Maturity: 100-110 days;

 Photo-period: insensitive;

 Plant colour: Tan; 

panicle shape: Semi-compact and erect; 

Seed colour: white with colourless glumes.

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield:4.0 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
ICRISAT
Breeder
Photo Gallery
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