Sep 2014 Pearl Millet Cultivars for Grain and Fodder Production • Pearl millet culvated on 8.5 million ha in India • Naonal average grain yield is about 1000 kg ha -1 Culvar Opons • Open-Pollinated Variees (OPVs): suitable for low rainfall areas with less input management • Hybrids: suitable for irrigable areas and beer endowed environment with high input management Promising hybrids for grain producon HHB 67- Improved: a hybrid for marginal environments • Earliest maturing (60-65 days) with 15 to 20 quintals grain and 41 quintals dry fodder yield per ha • Seed of this hybrid is available with Naonal Seed Corporaon and APSDC. Private Companies hybrids • Several hybrids have been developed by Seed Companies, having grain yield ranging from 35 to 45 quintals and fodder yield ranging from 70 to 120 quintals per ha (Fig 1). • XL 51 from Bayer Bioscience, Ajeet 38 from Ajeet Seeds, 86M86 from Pioneer Overseas Corporaon, and JKBH 676 from JK AgriGenecs. Exclusive Fodder culvars • High yielding forage variety have been developed at ICRISAT that gives 120-130 quintals of dry fodder yield/ha in single cut (Fig 2) • Mul-cut high yielding forage hybrid also being developed at ICRISAT that give 150-160 quintals/ha cumulave dry fodder yield. Fig 1. High yielding grain hybrid Fig 2. High yielding forage variety. High-Iron Pearl Millet Variety: Dhanashak • Dhanashak has high iron content (71 mg kg -1 ), it matures in 76-78 days, has 2.2 t ha -1 grain yield, 13% higher dry fodder yield than ICTP 8203 and well adopted to low ferlity dry areas (Fig 3) • Seed of this variety is available with Nirmal Seeds Company. Fig 3. High iron variety ‘Dhanashakti’ This work is undertaken as part of

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Sep 2014

Pearl Millet Cultivars for Grain and Fodder Production •Pearlmilletcultivatedon8.5millionhainIndia

•Nationalaveragegrainyieldisabout1000kgha-1

Cultivar Options•Open-PollinatedVarieties(OPVs):suitableforlowrainfallareaswithlessinputmanagement

•Hybrids:suitableforirrigableareasandbetterendowedenvironmentwithhighinputmanagement

Promising hybrids for grain production HHB 67- Improved: a hybrid for marginal environments•Earliestmaturing(60-65days)with15to20quintalsgrainand41quintalsdryfodderyieldperha

•SeedofthishybridisavailablewithNationalSeedCorporationandAPSDC.

Private Companies hybrids •SeveralhybridshavebeendevelopedbySeedCompanies,havinggrainyieldrangingfrom35to45quintalsandfodderyieldrangingfrom70to120quintalsperha(Fig1).

•XL51fromBayerBioscience,Ajeet38fromAjeetSeeds,86M86fromPioneerOverseasCorporation,andJKBH676fromJKAgriGenetics.

Exclusive Fodder cultivars•HighyieldingforagevarietyhavebeendevelopedatICRISATthatgives120-130quintalsofdryfodderyield/hainsinglecut(Fig2)

•Multi-cuthighyieldingforagehybridalsobeingdevelopedatICRISATthatgive150-160quintals/hacumulativedryfodderyield.

Fig 1. High yielding grain hybrid

Fig 2. High yielding forage variety.

High-Iron Pearl Millet Variety: Dhanashakti•Dhanashaktihashighironcontent(71mgkg-1),itmaturesin76-78days,has2.2tha-1grainyield,13%higherdryfodderyieldthanICTP8203andwelladoptedtolowfertilitydryareas(Fig3)

•SeedofthisvarietyisavailablewithNirmalSeedsCompany.

Fig 3. High iron variety ‘Dhanashakti’

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