?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12018%2F&rft.title=Superiority+of+newly+released+sorghum+varieties+for+enhancing+farm+level+genetic+gains+in+Tanzania&rft.creator=Akpo%2C+E&rft.creator=Ndossi%2C+J&rft.creator=Kongola%2C+E&rft.creator=Muricho%2C+G&rft.creator=Ojiewo%2C+C&rft.subject=Tanzania&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.description=Sorghum+has+a+high+composition+of+starch+which+is+a+good+source+of+energy+as+well+as+higher+protein+levels+that+are+higher+than+those+found+in+a+cereal+like+maize.+The+sorghum+system+in+Tanzania+is+mostly+dominant+in+Central+Zone%2C+Lake+Zone+and+Western+Zone+which+are+in+semi-arid+areas.+Most+of+these+regions+are+characterized+by+drought%2C+short+rainfall+duration%2C+unreliable%2C+and+erratic+rains.++This+has+resulted+in+crop+failure%2C+food+shortage+and+unstable+grain+prices+(Timu+et+al%2C+2014).+To+address+these+constraints%2C+the+Government+of+Tanzania+in+collaboration+with+other+development+partners+and+seed+companies+released+a+dozen+improved+sorghum+varieties+over+the+past+decade.+These+varieties+contain+desirable+traits+such+as+they+are+high+yielding+(ranging+2.0-3.5ton%2Fha)%2C+have+resistance+to+pests%2C+are+stress+tolerant+that+is+they+can+grow+in+areas+within+0-1500+meters+above+sea+level+and+300-1500+mm+rainfall%2C+and+take+100+to+120+days+to+mature.+Moreover%2C+improved+varieties+have+the+ability+to+tolerate+striga+infestation+which+is+a+major+problem+to+sorghum+farmers+during+production+phase+(Table+1).+Improved+varieties+also+have+better+nutrient+content+to+cater+for+the+problem+of+malnutrition.&rft.date=2022&rft.type=Policy+Briefs&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12018%2F1%2FPolicy%2520Brief%252045_Superiority%2520of%2520newly%2520released%2520sorghum.pdf&rft.identifier=++Akpo%2C+E+and+Ndossi%2C+J+and+Kongola%2C+E+and+Muricho%2C+G+and+Ojiewo%2C+C++(2022)+Superiority+of+newly+released+sorghum+varieties+for+enhancing+farm+level+genetic+gains+in+Tanzania.++%5BPolicy+Briefs%5D+++++