Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum.) selection
1999
Tawill Nilpayak | Somchai Piyapanthawanon | Sutee Rayakaew | Thamrongsilpa Pothisoong(Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). National Corn and Sorghum Research Center)
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) also offers great potential for supplementing fodder resource, good for making both silage and hey. In 1999, one hundred sixty lines selected from pearl millet population no.1-no.160 were grown and selected at the National corn and Sorghum Research Center in late rainy season. It was found that they had 44-54 days to female bloom, 48-58 days to anthesis, plant height 129-266 cm. Number of leaves per plant range from 9-13 leaves, 5-11 plants per hill. Panicle length were 20-41 with short panicle exertion of 1-18 cm. Grain yield were 112-321 kg per rai. Forage yield at 45 days after planting, fresh weight were 801-1,329 kg per rai. One hundred thirty entries were selected and advanced for the next season.
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