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Open Pollinated Grain Sorghum
Macia
MACIA is a white grained, open pollinated variety from ICRISAT. It is a medium maturity variety with good disease tolerance and can be grown throughout the country, but particularly in areas where maize is a high risk crop.
Sorghum has a high drought tolerance and is likely to produce a crop even in years of less than average rainfall. MACIA produces very uniform robust plants with bold compact heads. The plants are shorter than SV2.
- - Height: 1.3 - 1.5 m with thick stem.
- Colour: Tan plant.
- Leaf Shape: Broad and dropping.
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