%0 Report
%9 Project Report
%A Srinivasa Rao, P
%A Reddy, B V S
%A Patil , J.V
%A Umakanth, A.V
%A Rao, S.S
%A Tonapi, V.A
%D 2011
%F icrisat:5531
%T CSH 22SS – an improved sweet sorghum hybrid
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/5531/
%X 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.
%Z 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.