A short duration high yielding culture - Barnyard millet ACM 10145

Abstract

A short duration high yielding barnyard millet culture ACM 10145 was developed at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai. The culture inflorescence is pyramidal shape, incurved compact raceme and yield on an average 1700 kg/ha and 2500 kg/ha grain under rain-fed and irrigated condition which was 22 % and 17.6 % improved yield over VL 172 and CO (Kv) 2 respectively.. The grains are yellowish grey, oval and bold in size (1.09 mm) with high iron content (16 mg/100g). The white rice recovery of the milled rice and good taste that well suits the consumer's preferences and acceptance. The culture recorded the quality and average yield of fodder is also better than local check CO (Kv) 2.

Barnyard Millet for Food and Nutritional Security: Current Status and Future Research Direction

“…For instance, the iron content in barnyard millet grain is about 15.6-18.6 mg/100 g (Saleh et al, 2013;Renganathan et al, 2017;Vanniarajan et al, 2018), which is rationally higher than major cereals and millets. In addition, a lower phytate (3.30-3.70 mg/100 g) content in grains (Panwar et al, 2016) followed by the dehulling process has also decreased phytic acids significantly, favoring the bioavailability of minerals.…”

“…Echinochloa species are generally considered to be a short-day plant (Muldoon, 1985) exhibiting photoperiodism and perform as per the different ranges of photoperiods from short days (8-13 h) to long days (16 h) (Maun and Barrett, 1986;Mitich, 1990). For instance, the variety CO (Kv) 2 reported having variable flowering times in temperate and hot regimes within regions of southern parts of India, with hindered uniform grain yield across the state (Vanniarajan et al, 2018). To alleviate that, the latest variety MDU 1, released in Tamil Nadu, India, has been found to have a short duration along with stable grain yield across the state (Vanniarajan et al, 2018).…”

“…For instance, the variety CO (Kv) 2 reported having variable flowering times in temperate and hot regimes within regions of southern parts of India, with hindered uniform grain yield across the state (Vanniarajan et al, 2018). To alleviate that, the latest variety MDU 1, released in Tamil Nadu, India, has been found to have a short duration along with stable grain yield across the state (Vanniarajan et al, 2018).…”

“…Besides all these, Barnyard millet has a higher straw yield and fodder value even at multiple cuttings (Bandyopadhyay, 2009). The fodder yield is about 6.3 tons/ha (Vanniarajan et al, 2018). Fodder contains a good amount of protein (7.6%), digestible fiber (23%), ash (12%), and fat (2.0%).…”

“…Among these, the notable variety PRJ 1, a direct selection from exotic collections of ICRISAT was released during 2003, by Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, possess a higher grain yield (2,500 kg ha −1 ) with resistance against various smuts (Upadhyaya et al, 2008). Recently, MDU 1, a variety developed by Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, India, through pureline selection of local landrace of Tamil Nadu possesses the characteristic features of short duration (<100 days) and higher grain yield (2,500 kg ha −1 ) (Vanniarajan et al, 2018). Besides, this variety also possesses a higher amount of iron content (16 mg/100 g) in the grains with good milling and cooking quality.…”