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Midge-Resistant Sorghum Cultivar ICSV 745

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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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Publication Year: 
1994
Publisher Details: 
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ; Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
ISBN: 
92-9066-289-1
Report/Series/Bulletin Name: 
Midge-Resistant Sorghum Cultivar ICSV 745/International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Report/series/Bulletin Number: 
4

 

Purpose of Description

ICSV 745 is a midge-resistant sorghum line developed at ICRISAT Asia Center, Patancheru, India. It has been released for cultivation in Karnataka as DSV 3. It has also performed well in on-farm trials in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India, and in Sudan.

Origin and Development

ICSV 745 was selected as a midge-resistant line at ICRISAT Asia Center during the 1985 rainy season. It was derived by pedigree  selection from the cross ICSV 197 x A 6250, and bears the selection no. PM 14415-4-1-1-1.
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