Study of Green Fodder Yield Potential and its Components of Different Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum) Varieties under Irrigated Conditions of Faisalabad

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naeem ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Muni . ◽  
Ahmad Hassan Khan . ◽  
Sultan Salah-ud-Din .
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Pennisetum Americanum ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Fodder Yield

Evaluation of Different Varieties of Pearl Millet for Green Fodder Yield Potential

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naeem ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Muni . ◽  
Ahmad Hasan Khan . ◽  
Sultan Salahuddin .
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Fodder Yield

Study of green fodder yield potential of pearl millet genotypes under rainfed conditions of Gujarat, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. K. Dhedhi ◽  
V. V. Ansodariya ◽  
N. N. Chaudhari ◽  
J. S. Sorathiya
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Plant Population ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Rainfed Conditions ◽  
Days To Maturity ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Fodder Yield ◽  
Grassland Research

Twenty three fodder pearl millet genotypes including two checks <italic>viz</italic>., DFMH 30 and PAC 981 were evaluated at Pearl millet Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Jamnagar and Grassland Research Station, JAU, Dhari during <italic>kharif</italic> 2014. Significant differences were observed among the genotypes for days to 50 % flowering, days to maturity, plant height, dry fodder yield and green fodder yield while differences for plant population and grain yield were non significant. The locations differences were found significant for all the characters studied. The genotypes x locations differences were observed non significant for all the traits except plant population and grain yield. Days to 50 % flowering varied from 52 days (DFMH 30) to 77 days (IP 15564). Days to maturity ranged between 75 days (IP 2761) to 96 days (IP 14542). IP 22269 (342 cm) was observed the tallest genotype, while, check DFMH 30 (252 cm) was manifested the shortest genotype. Dry fodder yield ranged from 96 q/ha (IP 5153, IP 2761) to 208 q/ha (ICMV 05222). The genotype ICMV 05222 (390 q/ha) produced the highest green fodder yield among all the genotypes followed by IP 6202 (348 q/ha) and IP 15564 (341 q/ha). Hence, these three genotypes <italic>viz</italic>., ICMV 05222, IP 6202 and IP 15564 may be considered for general cultivation under rainfed conditions of Gujarat.

scholarly journals Assessment of Maize Genotypes for Forage Yield and Quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 09-14
Author(s):  
Abdul Basit ◽  
Abdul Khaliq ◽  
Asim Pervez ◽  
Sikandar Hayat ◽  
Muhammad Saleem Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Crude Fibre ◽  
Maize Genotypes ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Fodder Yield

The present study was targeted to evaluate eight maize advance lines in comparison to one local check for green fodder yield potential and nutritional quality. The experiment was conducted at Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha during August 2017. The experiment was sown in a randomized complete block design with three replications having a plot size of 2.4 m x 6 m. The crop was harvested at 50% flowering stage and data regarding plant height, Number of leaves per plant, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, leaves weight per plant, stem weight per plant, leaves to stem weight ratio, green fodder yield, dry matter percentage, crude protein and crude fibre were recorded. The results showed that the performance of the advance lines; No.1501 and MS.2010 was best among all the studied genotypes in terms of fodder yield respectively. Both genotypes exhibited a good nutritional quality.

scholarly journals Assessment of drought resistance in pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke]. I. Factors affecting yields under stress

1987 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
FR Bidinger ◽  
V Mahalakshmi ◽  
GDP Rao
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Drought Resistance ◽  
Yield Component ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Pennisetum Americanum ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Yield Trials

Yield trials of advanced lines of pearl millet were grown under midseason (panicle initiation to flowering) and terminal (flowering to maturity) drought stresses in the dry seasons of 1981, 1982, and 1983. Grain yield and its components were severely reduced by the terminal stress, but were little affected by the midseason drought, as there was compensation by later tillers for yield lost on the earlier shoots. The major factor determining grain yield of a genotype in both stress treatments was its time to flowering. Because of this, yield-yield component relationships under stress were a result of yield component-phenology relationships. Yield potential (measured in an irrigated treatment in the same field) was generally positively related to yield under stress, but accounted for a much smaller fraction of yield variation than time to flowering. These two factors together accounted for more than 50% of the total variation in grain yield under stress, suggesting that genotype drought response (drought resistance/susceptibility) was a secondary rather than a primary factor in differences in yield under stress among the genotypes tested.

scholarly journals Effect of Last Cutting Dates on Seed Production of Multicut MB-87 – A Variety of Pearl Millet, Pennisetum glaucum (Bajra)

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
A.H. Shah ◽  
H. Karar ◽  
M.S. Farooq ◽  
M.S.A. Bazmi ◽  
G. Nabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Fodder Yield ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Research Institute

Abstract Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is considered an important kharif crop, which is grown extensively in the arid and semi-arid tropical regions, where other crops, like sorghum and maize, fail to produce economic yields. Its grains are valued as human food, while its dry stover makes significant livestock ration in croplivestock farming system. Pearl millets (MB-87), a newly developed variety of Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan, is one of the best pearl millet variety, which gives more than one cutting and helps to cope with fodder lean period, as well as more income can be generated in addition to seed. So, overcome the scarcity period the study was conducted to check the effect of last cutting dates on seed production of multicut pearl millet MB-87 was conducted at Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan, during 2015 and 2016. Following parameters were taken in to consideration, i.e. plant height (cm), stem thickness (cm), number of leaves per tiller, number of tillers per plant, green fodder yield (t/ha), length of head (cm), 1000 grains weight (g) and grain yield (kg/ha). The results depicted that grain yield, i.e. 319.20, was maximum and head length was highest, i.e. 35.13 cm on 20th of August having last date of cut, whereas all others parameters were found to be nonsignificant. Multicut bajra gives three cutting of fodder, followed by seed, as compared with conventional bajra, which gives only one cutting or seed. Therefore, it is more economical for the growers of fodders to grow the pearl millets MB-87 as fodder, as well as for seed purposes. So, it is concluded that for gaining maximum grain yield of multicut pearl millet MB-87 the last cutting date should be 20th of August. In future, pearl millet is likely to play a larger role in providing food and nutritional security.

scholarly journals Pathogenic Variation in the Pearl Millet Blast Pathogen Magnaporthe grisea and Identification of Resistance to Diverse Pathotypes

Plant Disease ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajan Sharma ◽  
H. D. Upadhyaya ◽  
S. V. Manjunatha ◽  
K. N. Rai ◽  
S. K. Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Magnaporthe Grisea ◽  
Blast Resistance ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Pathogenic Variation ◽  
Fodder Yield ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Serious Disease

Blast, also known as leaf spot, caused by Pyricularia grisea (teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea), has emerged as a serious disease affecting both forage and grain production in pearl millet in India. Pathogenic variation was studied in a greenhouse using 25 M. grisea isolates collected from four major pearl-millet-growing states in India (Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh) on 10 pearl millet genotypes (ICMB 02444, ICMB 02777, ICMB 06444, ICMB 93333, ICMB 96666, ICMB 97222, ICMB 99444, 863B, ICMR 06222, and ICMB 95444). Differential reactions to the test isolates were recorded on ICMB 02444, ICMB 93333, ICMB 97222, 863B, and ICMR 06222. The 25 isolates were grouped into five different pathotypes based on their reaction types (virulent = score ≥ 4 and avirulent = score ≤ 3 on a 1-to-9 scale). For the identification of resistance sources, a pearl millet mini-core comprising 238 accessions was evaluated under greenhouse conditions against five M. grisea isolates (Pg118, Pg119, Pg56, Pg53, and Pg45) representing the five pathotypes. Of 238 accessions, 32 were found to be resistant to at least one pathotype. Resistance to multiple pathotypes (two or more) was recorded in several accessions, while three accessions (IP 7846, IP 11036, and IP 21187) exhibited resistance to four of the five pathotypes. Four early-flowering (≤50 days) blast-resistant mini-core accessions (IP 7846, IP 4291, IP 15256, and IP 22449) and four accessions (IP 5964, IP 11010, IP 13636, and IP 20577) having high scores (≥7) for grain and green fodder yield potential and overall plant aspect were found to be promising for utilization in pearl millet improvement programs. Identification of five pathotypes of M. grisea and sources of resistance to these pathotypes will provide a foundation for breeding for blast resistance in pearl millet in India.

scholarly journals Diversity and gaps in Pennisetum glaucum subsp. monodii (Maire) Br. germplasm conserved at the ICRISAT genebank

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D. Upadhyaya ◽  
K. N. Reddy ◽  
Sube Singh ◽  
C. L. L. Gowda ◽  
M. Irshad Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Germplasm Collection ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Centre Of Origin ◽  
Centre Of Diversity ◽  
Fodder Yield ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Cluster 2

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics conserves 335 accessions of Pennisetum glaucum subsp. monodii originated in 13 countries. In the present study, the collection was evaluated and assessed for diversity and geographical gaps. A wide variation was observed in the collection for total tillers per plant (16 to 609), productive tillers per plant (12 to 368), leaf length (21.3 to 58.8 cm) and leaf width (8.1 to 33.1 mm), indicating high fodder yield potential of the collection. The accessions of cluster 3 flowered late, grew tall with thick stems and long and broad leaves, and differed significantly from those of cluster 1 and cluster 2. The accessions of cluster 2 were found to be promising for tillering. The highly significant positive correlation (r= 0.944) between total and productive tillers per plant suggests that the selection for total tillers will result in selection for productive tillers. A total of 354 districts located in 86 provinces of eight countries in the primary centre of origin for pearl millet were identified as geographical gaps. The probability map generated using FloraMap in the present study matched quite closely to the origin of pearl millet, supporting the prediction of P.glaucum subsp. monodii occurrence in the primary centre of diversity for pearl millet. The high fodder yield potential of P.glaucum subsp. monodii germplasm and low intensity of collection in countries under study suggest the need for launching germplasm collection missions, exclusively for pearl millet wild relatives to fill taxonomic and geographical gaps in the collection.

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