@techreport{icrisat5531, publisher = {ICRISAT(Patancheru)}, year = {2011}, type = {Project Report}, title = {CSH 22SS ? an improved sweet sorghum hybrid}, author = {P Srinivasa Rao and B V S Reddy and J.V Patil and A.V Umakanth and S.S Rao and V.A Tonapi}, note = {We appreciate the efforts of Dr N Seetharama, Ex-Director, Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR) and participating scientists from AICSIP for testing this hybrid. We also acknowledge the fi nancial support for publishing this fl yer from the ICRISAT-NAIP subproject on ?Value Chain Model for Bio-ethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum in Rainfed Areas through Collective Action and Participation? by the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), ICAR, Government of India.}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/5531/}, abstract = {Parentage: ICSA 38 x SSV 84 Medium duration hybrid: 120 days;Days to 50\% fl owering: 80 to 88 days;Plant height: 280?350 cm;High stalk yield (44?52 t ha-1): 29\% higher than SSV 84 and CSV 19SS. ; High ethanol yield (1250?1320 L ha-1):43\% higher than SSV 84 and 34\% 8\% higher than CSV 19SS. High CCS (3.2?4.0 t ha-1): 33\% higher than SSV 84.} }