| Origin |
variety (CSM-63E) of Guinea type originating from
Mali |
Morphologic
features |
Plant height |
2.10- 2.30 m |
| Tillering |
poor |
| |
Ear form |
pendant (goose-neck) |
| |
Ear exertion |
good |
| |
Ear compaction |
loose |
| |
Seed coat |
tannin absent |
| |
Grain color |
white |
| |
Grain weight |
20 - 22 g per 1000 grains |
| |
Agronomic
features |
Time to maturity |
105 days |
| Daylength response |
slightly sensitive |
| |
Seedling vigor |
good |
| |
Processing
features |
Endosperm |
vitreous |
| Consistency tô |
good |
| |
Color tô |
whitish to grayish |
| |
| Susceptibility |
Diseases |
tolerant to long smut and grain mould, resistant to charcoal rot |
| |
Pests |
tolerant |
| |
Weeds |
susceptible to Striga |
| |
| Performance |
Potential yield |
2.5 t/ha |
| |
Farmer's yield |
1.6 t/ha |
| |
| Application |
area with annual rainfall between 400 and 800 mm |
| |
Recommended
practices |
Soil preparation |
ridging at the start of the rainy season |
| Sowing |
optimum sowing period: 20 June - 10 July
sowing at 0.75 x 0.50 m (15 kg/ha),
thinning at 1 or 2 plants per hole (26,700 pl/ha) |
| |
Fertilization |
100 kg/ha bulk fertilizer (15-15-15)
at sowing and 50 kg/ha urea at thinning |
| |
Precedent crops |
legumes or fallow |
