Improved Cultivars of Sweet Sorghum

ICSSH 39

It is a sweet stalked hybrid developed from a cross between ICSA 702 and SSV 74 at ICRISAT. This hybrid is recommended for rainy season cultivation. It has  tan plant color with thick and juicy stems. It flowers in 76 days and reaches a height of 3.5 m in rainy season. It produces a millable cane yield of 45 t ha^-1, juice yield of 20.2 Kl ha^-1, Brix of 15% and a sugar yield of 3.1 t ha^-1

ICSSH 58

It is a sweet stalked hybrid developed from a cross between ICSA 731 and ICSV 93046. It has tan plant color with thick and juicy stems. It flowers in 80 days and reaches a height of 3.2-3.4m in rainy season. It produces a millable cane yield of 45-50 t ha^-1, juice yield of 22-25 Kl ha^-1, Brix of 16 and a sugar yield of 4.0 t ha^-1.

 ICSV 700

It is a sweet sorghum variety developed at ICRISAT and performed very well in the Philippines conditions. The variety flowers in 80-85 days, grows to a height of 3.0-3.5m and has a Brix of 17-19%. It gives a sugar yield of 3.5-4.0 t ha^-1 apart from a grain yield of 3.0 t ha^-1. It is tolerant to anthracnose and downy mildew.

ICSV 25274

It is a sweet sorghum variety developed at ICRISAT and stood first in All India Coordinated Sorghum Improvement Project (AICSIP) multilocation trials during 2008-09. It is derived by pedigree selection from a cross between DSV 4 and SSV 84. This variety can be cultivated in both rainy and postrainy seasons. It  flowers in 85 days, grows to a height of 3.0-3.5m and has a Brix of 18%. It gives a sugar yield of 3.5 t ha^-1 apart from a grain yield of 3.0 t ha^-1 . It is tolerant to downy mildew.

ICSV 93046

It is a sweet stalk variety developed at ICRISAT-Patancheru and stood first in All India Coordinated Sorghum Improvement Project (AICSIP) multilocation trials during 2005-07. It is derived by pedigree selection from a cross ICSV 700 × ICSV 708. It is suitable for cultivation in both rainy and postrainy seasons. It has tan plant color, thick and juicy stems with 13% sugar. It matures in 125 to 135 days and grows to a height of 3.0 to 3.2 m  producing a millable cane yield of 40 to 50 t ha^-1 , juice yield of 20-25 Kl ha^-1 and has a Brix of 16-17%. It gives a grain yield of 2.5 to 3.0 t ha^-1 and a fodder yield of 10.0 to11.0 t ha^-1.  The variety is tolerant to shoot fly, stem borer, and leaf diseases. It ratoons well and has stay green trait (stems and leaves even after physiological maturity).