CSH 22SS

The development and release of CSH 22SS, the first sweet sorghum hybrid during 2005 is a standing testimony for the success of Indian sweet sorghum improvement Programme.  It was derived by crossing ICSA 38 with SSV 84. The female parent ICSA 38 was developed by ICRISAT and the male parent was bred by MPKV, Rahuri. This is a sweet stalk hybrid which has high commercial stalk sugar.  The plant is tan colored with green leaves and white midribs, red glumes without awns, semi loose symmetric panicle, and white and circular grains. Endosperm is yellow and corneous.  Based on its performance in AICSIP trials, it has been recommended for cultivation in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. 

The salient features of CSH 22 SS include:

1. Parentage: ICSA 38 x SSV 84
2. Medium duration hybrid : 120 days
3. Days to 50% flowering: 80 to 88 days
4. Plant height : 280-350 cm

1. Stalk yield: 48 t ha^-1.
2. Ethanol   yield: 1296 L ha^-1
3. Juice yield: 16.7 K L ha^-1)
4. Juice extraction %: 37%.
5. CCS: 3.8 t ha^-1
6. Grain yield: 2.1-2.6 t ha^-1
7. Tolerant to anthracnose, grain mold and downy mildew

12. It can be cultivated in  dryland areas of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
13. Suitable for cultivation in rainy season as rainfed crop and assured irrigation is required during post-rainy and summer seasons

This hybrid recorded 29% to 30% higher stalk yields, 33% and 24% higher juice yields, 43% and 34% higher ethanol yields than the check varieties SSV 84 and CSV 19SS respectively.

Sweet Sorghum Hybrid CSH 22SS