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Harness the capabilities of an agronomically sound package that offers excellent yield potential, wide adaptation and good stability across various environments with Pannar’s grain sorghum package. We also offer you the choice of both sweet and bitter options, with good malt quality.
Pannar® brand hybrids are the backbone of grain sorghum production in South Africa. The sorghum breeding programme has been running since 1978 and is one of the oldest in the world. We source our germplasm from a broad pool of diverse genetics and then test it rigorously in our local evaluation programme to ensure it suits local growing conditions. The Pannar® brand grain sorghum package maintains an excellent record of performance.
Outstanding yield performance and agronomic characteristics. Widely adapted. Bitter grain type; classified GH. Good malt quality. Medium plant height with good standability. Good tolerance to Head Smut.
| Days to 50% Flowering* | 79-82 |
|---|---|
| Days to Harvest* | 140-145 |
| Seedling Vigour | Good |
|---|---|
| Standability | 8 |
| Head Exertion | Intermediate |
| Plant Height | 120-130 |
| Uniformity | 7 |
| Threshability | 6 |
| Grain Colour | Brown |
| Grading | GH |
| Head Smut | 7 |
| Heavy Clay Soils | Yes |
|---|---|
| Irrigation | Yes |
| Dryland | Yes |
| Class 1 | 26 500 |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | 33 600 |
Excellent yield potential and stability. Very uniform growth habit and good standability. Attractive plant type. Large-seeded grain, high bushel weight and good threshability. Classified GM; good malt quality. Good general leaf disease tolerance. Good Head Smut tolerance. Plant where Head Smut problems have occurred in the past. Open head (panicle) facilitates spraying.
| Days to 50% Flowering* | 76-79 |
|---|---|
| Days to Harvest* | 135-142 |
| Seedling Vigour | Good |
|---|---|
| Standability | 8 |
| Head Exertion | Good |
| Plant Height | 112-117 |
| Uniformity | 8 |
| Threshability | 8 |
| Grain Colour | Red |
| Grading | GM |
| Head Smut | 8 |
| Heavy Clay Soils | Yes |
|---|---|
| Irrigation | Yes |
| Dryland | Yes |
| Class 1 | 25 500 |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | 34 000 |
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