Abstract
A total of 326 pearl millet accessions selected for fodder traits from the world collection at ICRISAT genebank, India were evaluated in rainy, postrainy and summer seasons to identify promising sources for fodder yield. In rainy season, majority of accessions grew significantly tall, produced thick stems, long and broad leaves compared with postrainy and summer seasons. Total tillers per plant were significantly more in rainy and summer seasons than in postrainy season. Significant (P = 0.05) positive correlations were observed among all traits in all seasons except total tillers, which showed significant negative correlation with all other traits but for a few cases. Accessions of cluster 1 flowered early and produced more tillers per plant, while those of cluster 3 flowered late, grew tall, produced thick stems, more leaves per plant, which were long and broad. Promising sources identified include IP 11839 and IP 11840 for plant height and number of leaves per plant, IP 15710, IP 15735 and IP 15752 for stem thickness and leaf width, and IP 3628, IP 15285, IP 15288, IP 15302, IP 15342, IP 15351, IP 15290, IP 20347 and IP 20350 for total tillers per plant. Further testing of these sources of fodder traits at different locations will be very useful.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 127-136 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2018 |
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Identification of promising sources for fodder traits in the world collection of pearl millet at the ICRISAT genebank. / Upadhyaya, H. D.; Reddy, K. N.; Pattanashetti, Santosh K.; Kumar, Vinod; Ramachandran, Senthil.
In: Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation, Vol. 16, No. 2, 01.04.2018, p. 127-136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of promising sources for fodder traits in the world collection of pearl millet at the ICRISAT genebank
AU - Upadhyaya, H. D.
AU - Reddy, K. N.
AU - Pattanashetti, Santosh K.
AU - Kumar, Vinod
AU - Ramachandran, Senthil
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - A total of 326 pearl millet accessions selected for fodder traits from the world collection at ICRISAT genebank, India were evaluated in rainy, postrainy and summer seasons to identify promising sources for fodder yield. In rainy season, majority of accessions grew significantly tall, produced thick stems, long and broad leaves compared with postrainy and summer seasons. Total tillers per plant were significantly more in rainy and summer seasons than in postrainy season. Significant (P = 0.05) positive correlations were observed among all traits in all seasons except total tillers, which showed significant negative correlation with all other traits but for a few cases. Accessions of cluster 1 flowered early and produced more tillers per plant, while those of cluster 3 flowered late, grew tall, produced thick stems, more leaves per plant, which were long and broad. Promising sources identified include IP 11839 and IP 11840 for plant height and number of leaves per plant, IP 15710, IP 15735 and IP 15752 for stem thickness and leaf width, and IP 3628, IP 15285, IP 15288, IP 15302, IP 15342, IP 15351, IP 15290, IP 20347 and IP 20350 for total tillers per plant. Further testing of these sources of fodder traits at different locations will be very useful.
AB - A total of 326 pearl millet accessions selected for fodder traits from the world collection at ICRISAT genebank, India were evaluated in rainy, postrainy and summer seasons to identify promising sources for fodder yield. In rainy season, majority of accessions grew significantly tall, produced thick stems, long and broad leaves compared with postrainy and summer seasons. Total tillers per plant were significantly more in rainy and summer seasons than in postrainy season. Significant (P = 0.05) positive correlations were observed among all traits in all seasons except total tillers, which showed significant negative correlation with all other traits but for a few cases. Accessions of cluster 1 flowered early and produced more tillers per plant, while those of cluster 3 flowered late, grew tall, produced thick stems, more leaves per plant, which were long and broad. Promising sources identified include IP 11839 and IP 11840 for plant height and number of leaves per plant, IP 15710, IP 15735 and IP 15752 for stem thickness and leaf width, and IP 3628, IP 15285, IP 15288, IP 15302, IP 15342, IP 15351, IP 15290, IP 20347 and IP 20350 for total tillers per plant. Further testing of these sources of fodder traits at different locations will be very useful.
KW - evaluation
KW - fodder
KW - germplasm
KW - landrace
KW - pearl millet
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85023771434&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S147926211700003X
DO - 10.1017/S147926211700003X
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 127
EP - 136
JO - Plant Genetic Resources
JF - Plant Genetic Resources
SN - 0952-3863
IS - 2
ER -