Performance of different millet cultivars for fodder production under rainfed conditions of Islamabad [Pakistan]
2007
Imran, M. (National Agricutlural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Fodder Research Programme) | Khan, S. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Fodder Research Programme) | Khalid, R. (District Officer, Soil Fertility, Chakwal (Pakistan)) | Gurmani, Z.A. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Fodder Research Programme) | Bakhsh, A. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Fodder Research Programme) | Masood, M. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Maize, Sorghum and Millet Programme) | Sultani, M.I. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Range Land Research Inst.)
Ten indigenous, exotic cultivars and hybrids collected from Maize, Sorghum and Millet Programme, NARC and different seed companies were evaluated for green fodder yield and yield component during 2005 at NARC, Islamabad. Out of ten cultivars two were used as check i.e. Local Rawalpindi and MB-87. The cultivars differed significantly from one another with regard to leaf area (cm2), plant height (cm), and number of leaves per tiller and green fodder yield t ha-1. Variety PARC-MS-6 excelled all other varieties in all characters except leaf area. There was positive correlation among plant height, leaves per tiller, tillers per plant and leaf area, contributing towards green fodder yield per hectare. It can be deduced from this study that PARC-MS-6 is the best cultivar for commercial cultivation in Islamabad area.
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