PERFORMANCE OF SORGHUM VARIETIES IN POTOHAR REGION

Abstract

Eight sorghum genotypes were evaluated for grain and other associated traits at the National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2010. The results revealed that sorghum varieties differed significantly for grain yield, stalk yield, plant height, days to 50% flowering and maturity. Among varieties, SPV-462, CSP-15 and Johar produced higher grain yield (4120, 3898 and 3857 kg ha -1 ) than other genotypes tested. Varieties YSS-9 and SPV-462 produced higher stalk yield of 23820 and 23640 kg ha -1 , respectively. Sorghum varieties YSS-9 and CSV-15 took maximum days (75 and 74) to 50% flowering while variety PARC-SS-2 took minimum 63 days to 50% flowering. The varieties PARC-SS-2 and Johar showed earliness as they both took 108 days to mature while YSS-9 was found late maturing variety.