SSV 84

It is the first sweet sorghum variety developed by AICSIP, Rahuri in 1992. It produces stalk yield of about 37.5 t/ha with a brix of 18.6%.It can be cultivated in dryland areas of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Suitable for cultivation in rainy season as rainfed crop and assured irrigation is required during post-rainy and summer seasons

1.	Pedigree	:SSV 84
2.	Days to 50 % Flowering	:84 days
3.	Plant height  (m)	:2.65
4.	Plant Girth  (mm)	:19.13
5.	Bio-mass yield ( t ha-1)	:52.7
6.	Juice yield (KL ha-1)	:11.3
7.	Juice Extraction ( % )	:40.3
8.	Brix (% )	:17.5
9.	Grain yield (kg ha-1)	:1289
10.	Male fertility restoration (%)	:90
11.	Sucrose (%)	:3.99
12.	Glucose (%)	:0.42
13.	Fructose (%)	:0.18
14.	pH of Juice	:5.2
15.	Electrical conductivity of Juice (m S m-1)	:7.2
16.	Tolerance to	:Shootfly, Aphids, Rust
17.	Adaptation	:Rainy season

Fig. 1 : Sweet Sorghum variety - SSV 84