ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

Milestone B.1.1.3: Priorities areas identified for foxtail millet, little millet, kodo millet, proso millet and
barnyard millet for collection/assembly in collaboration with NARS (CLLG/HDU, 2009)
Output target B.2: Assembled germplasm characterized and evaluated for economic traits for utilization
(2009)
Activity B.2.1: Characterize new germplasm/data missing accessions of six small millets for morphoagronomic
traits
Milestone B.2.2.1: New germplasm of finger millet characterized for economic traits (CLLG/HDU, 2008)
Data of 20 finger millet accessions and four control cultivars evaluated in a replicated trial during 2005-2006
were analyzed. IEs 2340, 3194, 3790, 4974, and 6142 (116.7 – 188.3 cm) were significantly taller than the
tallest control PR 2 and can be a source for feed and fodder. IEs 2498 and 4974 (56.7 – 61.7 mm) had wider
inflorescence than the widest control RAU 8 ((55.0 mm). IEs 2498, 2683, and 2983 (10.7 – 11.3) have greater
width of the longest finger than the best control PR 202 (10.00 mm). IEs 2498, 2578, 2887, 2903, and 4974
(11.1 – 13.4 g 1000 seed weight) had significantly greater seed size than the large seeded control RAU 8 (8.6 g).
IEs 94, 2578, 3790, 3802, 4974, and 6236 (2.01 – 2.61 t ha -1 ) were good for grain yield. To update
characterization database 208 accessions were characterized.
C.L.L. Gowda and H.D. Upadhyaya
In a collaborative trail with the MPKV, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, 65 accessions of finger millet and five
control cultivars were evaluated. IE 2957 (66 days) flowered earlier than all the five controls. 27 accessions (86-
99 cm) were taller than the tallest control (85cm). Panicle exertion was significantly greater in IEs 2034, 2572,
3077, 3317,3945, 3952, 4734, and 6337 (15-88 cm) than all the five controls ((5-13 cm). IE 3475 (13) had
significantly greater number of basal tillers than all the five controls (3-6). IEs 3045 and 4491 (10-11) had
significantly greater inflorescence length than all the five controls (5-6 cm). IEs 2437, 2589, 3945, 3952, 5367,
6154, and 6421 (6-7 cm) had significantly greater inflorescence width than all the controls 9(4 cm). IE 3077
(5.03 t ha -1 ) had greater grain yield than all the controls (2.64 – 4.82 t ha -1 ).
1000 accessions of finger millet were evaluated and regenerated during 2006. Data recording is in progress.
CLLGowda, DD Kadam and HD Upadhyaya
Milestone B.2.2.2: Germplasm of foxtail millet, little millet, kodo millet, proso millet and barnyard millet
characterized and regenerated (CLLG/HDU, 2009)
Data of 20 foxtail millet accessions and four control cultivars evaluated in a replicated trial during 2005-2006
were analyzed. Eleven accessions (38–45 days) flowered significantly earlier than the earliest control ISe 375
(56 days). ISe 1258 and ISe 1658 (38 days) were the earliest accessions. ISe 769 and ISe 1434 (159.3 – 161.3
cm) were significantly taller than the tallest control ISe 1541 (146.7 cm). ISe 1433 and ISe 1434 (3.0) had
significantly greater number of basal tillers than all the four controls (1.0-2.0). ). ISe 1433 and ISe 1434 (234.7
– 239.3 mm) had significantly greater inflorescence length than all the four controls (131.7 – 198.7 mm). ISe
1434 (2.06 t ha -1 ) had significantly greater grain yields than all the four controls (0.81 – 1.53 t ha -1 ).
One hundred and forty eight accessions of foxtail millet, three accessions each of barnyard and little millet, two
accessions of proso millet, and ten accessions of kodo millet were characterized to update databases during
2005-2006. Four accessions of barnyard millet, one accession each of foxtail millet and kodo millet, and five
accessions of little millet are being characterized for updating databases during 2006-2007. Data recording is in
progress.
CLL Gowda and HD Upadhyaya
Of the 159 accessions and four control cultivars of foxtail millet evaluated in an augmented design trial, 21
accessions (25-40 days) flowered significantly earlier than the earliest control ISe 1541 (47 days). ISe 1161, ISe
1227, ISe 1234, ISe 1254, and ISe 1320 (25 – 33 days) were the five earliest flowering accessions. The 21
accessions (5-8) had significantly greater number of basal tillers than all the controls (1-2). ISe 796, ISe 1009,
ISe 1026, ISe 1134, ISe 1408, and ISe 1892 (6-8) were the best tillering accessions. ISes 719, 827, 1151, 1161,
1163, 1227, 1286, 1312, 1320, 1547, 1563, 1593, and 1655 (200.3 – 274.7 mm) had significantly greater Panicle
exertion than all the four controls (120.7 – 196.0 mm). ISe 785 (257.3 mm) had significantly greater
inflorescence length than all the control cultivars (120.3 196.0 mm). ISe 1780 (40.4 mm) had significantly
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