High-yielding new sorghum variety for Mali

Mali

From plant breeder selection among more than 1000 lines and participatory testing of 14 progenies in 2014-15 in Mali, one line named Sambola has been released to farmers and registered in the West African regional seed catalogue in 2016.

Project Stage

Scaling

Implementation time

1 - 6 months

Last update: October 05, 2023

Overview Contributors

Challenge

Low yield of locally adapted cultivars, both under low and high input production.

Description

The grain yield of this line was over 50% higher than the recurrent parent Lata in high and low input conditions, offering substantially greater productivity.

SDGs

Outcomes

Significant increase in grain yield—over 50% higher than the recurrent parent Lata in both high and low input conditions. Successfully registered in the West African regional seed catalogue in 2016.