Registration of ‘NAROSORG2’ Sorghum Variety with Desirable Farmer Attributes for Uganda

Charles Andiku; Geofrey Lubadde; Charles John Aru; John Emanio; Michael Adrogu Ugen; Johnie Ebiyau

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Registration of ‘NAROSORG2’ Sorghum Variety with Desirable Farmer Attributes for Uganda

Charles Andiku, Geofrey Lubadde, Charles John Aru, John Emanio, Michael Adrogu Ugen, Johnie Ebiyau

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 4)

Received: 19 June 2020 Accepted: 3 July 2020 Published: 23 July 2020

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Abstract

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is the major cereal in Uganda that has recently evolved from being a food crop to a cash crop. However, low farm yields of less than 500 kg ha^-1 have been recorded due to both abiotic and biotic stresses. Consequently, NaSARRI developed NAROSORG2, released in 2017, that can withstand some of the abiotic and biotic stresses. NAROSORG2 is a derived red seeded local landrace selection (IS8193) from East Africa, advanced by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) through repeated bulk selections for tolerance against abiotic and biotic stresses. The agronomic evaluation was carried out in Uganda for the first and second rainy seasons of 2017 and the findings indicated that NAROSORG2, out-performed the check commercial variety, SESO3 with mean grain yield of 2740 kg ha^-1 across the entire environment. It also recorded early days to 50% flowering of 65.23 days (early maturity variety) like the commercial check variety, SESO3 with a medium height of 165.35 cm. NAROSORG2 has superior agronomic traits of stay-green trait, resistant to bird damage due to high levels of tannins, drought, midge, and Striga tolerant, good for food, and local brew. Therefore, it will supplement other released varieties in contributing to food security and poverty alleviation among the rural communities in Uganda.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14
Page(s)	76-79
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Variety Registration, NAROSORG2, Evaluation, and Genotypes

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Charles Andiku; Geofrey Lubadde; Charles John Aru; John Emanio; Michael Adrogu Ugen, et al. Registration of ‘NAROSORG2’ Sorghum Variety with Desirable Farmer Attributes for Uganda. Int. J. Appl. Agric. Sci. 2020, 6(4), 76-79. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14

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Charles Andiku, Geofrey Lubadde, Charles John Aru, John Emanio, Michael Adrogu Ugen, et al. Registration of ‘NAROSORG2’ Sorghum Variety with Desirable Farmer Attributes for Uganda. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2020;6(4):76-79. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14

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Charles Andiku

National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Soroti, Uganda
Geofrey Lubadde

Department of Crop Production and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda
Charles John Aru

National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Soroti, Uganda
John Emanio

National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Soroti, Uganda
Michael Adrogu Ugen

National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Soroti, Uganda
Johnie Ebiyau

National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Soroti, Uganda

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Charles Andiku, Geofrey Lubadde, Charles John Aru, John Emanio, Michael Adrogu Ugen, et al. Registration of ‘NAROSORG2’ Sorghum Variety with Desirable Farmer Attributes for Uganda. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2020;6(4):76-79. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Registration of ‘NAROSORG2’ Sorghum Variety with Desirable Farmer Attributes for Uganda
AU  - Charles Andiku
AU  - Geofrey Lubadde
AU  - Charles John Aru
AU  - John Emanio
AU  - Michael Adrogu Ugen
AU  - Johnie Ebiyau
Y1  - 2020/07/23
PY  - 2020
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14
T2  - International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences
JF  - International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences
JO  - International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences
SP  - 76
EP  - 79
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2469-7885
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijaas.20200604.14
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VL  - 6
IS  - 4
ER  -

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