High Yielding Sorghum Varieties for Karnataka
16 March 2025, New Delhi: Karnataka’s agricultural landscape varies significantly, influencing sorghum cultivation strategies. In low rainfall areas, farmers are advised to plant high-yielding hybrids like CSH 14, CSH 17, and CSH 30. These hybrids are specially bred to flourish in arid conditions, providing reliable yields even under water stress. For regions with normal rainfall, hybrids such as CSH 16, CSH 13, CSH 18, CSH 23, and CSH 30 are recommended.
Recommended Hybrids
- Low Rainfall Areas: CSH 14, CSH 17, CSH 30
- Normal Rainfall Areas: CSH 16, CSH 13, CSH 18, CSH 23, CSH 30
Recommended Varieties
- CSV 15
- CSV 17
- DSV 2
- DSV 3
Method of sowing
The crop is sown by bullock drawn seed drills with 2 or 3 coulters at 7 cm depth in the soil. The seeds are covered by one harrowing after sowing by seed drill. It is also sown by tractor drown seed drill with 4 coulters with simultaneous covering of seeds by blade attached to the seed drill.
Time of sowing
The optimum sowing time for Kharif sorghum is Last week of May to2nd fortnight of July.
Seed rate spacing and plant population
Seed rate 8‐10 kg/ha
Spacing Row to row 45 cm and plant to plant 15 cm Plant population 2.1 to 2.2 lakh /ha
Fertilizer management
80 kg N, 40 kg P2O5/ ha.
50% N and full P2O5 at sowing, balance 50% 30 days after sowing.
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