Validation of Yield Associated Phenological Components of Finger Millet in Context of Bastar Plateau Agroecological Zone

Author: Ajay Yadav and Prafull Kumar

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Abstract

The field study was conducted at Research cum Instructional Farm, S.G. College of Agriculture and Research Station, Kumhrawand, Jagdalpur, IGKV, Raipur (C.G.), in Kharif -2020, in Augmented Block Design to evaluate 54 accessions including 4 checks of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn). The observations of 5 qualitative and 12 quantitative characters were recorded at different stages of plant growth from flowering stage to harvest, according to the Guidelines for the test of DUS on Finger millet by PPV& FRA, Government of India. Increasing global population, a major challenge to plant breeders to secure the projected food demand by increasing the current yield of important food crops. Finger millet is a valuable grain crop with good nutraceutical qualities, a long storage period, and the ability to thrive in arid and semi-arid environments. Correlation analysis revealed that the grain weight per plot was positively and significantly correlated with fodder weight per plot (0.827

Keywords

Finger millet, correlation, path coefficient analysis, augmented block design.

Conclusion

Grain weight per plot showed highest significant positive association with Fodder yield per plot (0.827**), 1000 grain weight (0.364**), finger width (0.250**) at 1% level of significance and number of fingers on main ear (0.340*), ear weight per plant (0.320*), finger length (0.299*) at 5% level of significance. Days to 50 percent flowering showed positive direct effect on grain weight plot-1 (1.751) and indirect effect on grain weight through fodder weight per plot (0.123), finger width (0.006), finger number on main ear (0.005), number of productive tillers per plant (0.001). Finger width showed a positive direct effect on grain weight plot-1 (0.122) and indirectly positive effect on fodder weight per plot (0.131), 1000 grain weight (0.118), days to 50 percent flowering (0.087) and finger number on main ear (0.005).

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How to cite this article

Yadav, A. and Kumar, P. (2021). Validation of Yield Associated Phenological Components of Finger Millet in Context of Bastar Plateau Agroecological Zone. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3): 149-154.