pearl millet cultivars for grain and fodder production
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Sep 2014
Pearl Millet Cultivars for Grain and Fodder Production •Pearlmilletcultivatedon8.5millionhainIndia
•Nationalaveragegrainyieldisabout1000kgha-1
Cultivar Options•Open-PollinatedVarieties(OPVs):suitableforlowrainfallareaswithlessinputmanagement
•Hybrids:suitableforirrigableareasandbetterendowedenvironmentwithhighinputmanagement
Promising hybrids for grain production HHB 67- Improved: a hybrid for marginal environments•Earliestmaturing(60-65days)with15to20quintalsgrainand41quintalsdryfodderyieldperha
•SeedofthishybridisavailablewithNationalSeedCorporationandAPSDC.
Private Companies hybrids •SeveralhybridshavebeendevelopedbySeedCompanies,havinggrainyieldrangingfrom35to45quintalsandfodderyieldrangingfrom70to120quintalsperha(Fig1).
•XL51fromBayerBioscience,Ajeet38fromAjeetSeeds,86M86fromPioneerOverseasCorporation,andJKBH676fromJKAgriGenetics.
Exclusive Fodder cultivars•HighyieldingforagevarietyhavebeendevelopedatICRISATthatgives120-130quintalsofdryfodderyield/hainsinglecut(Fig2)
•Multi-cuthighyieldingforagehybridalsobeingdevelopedatICRISATthatgive150-160quintals/hacumulativedryfodderyield.
Fig 1. High yielding grain hybrid
Fig 2. High yielding forage variety.
High-Iron Pearl Millet Variety: Dhanashakti•Dhanashaktihashighironcontent(71mgkg-1),itmaturesin76-78days,has2.2tha-1grainyield,13%higherdryfodderyieldthanICTP8203andwelladoptedtolowfertilitydryareas(Fig3)
•SeedofthisvarietyisavailablewithNirmalSeedsCompany.
Fig 3. High iron variety ‘Dhanashakti’
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