Panicle surface area as a selection criterion for grain yield in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
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Panicle surface area as a selection criterion for grain yield in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
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Creator |
SOLANKI, Y P S
KHAIRWAL, I S BIDINGER, F R |
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Pearl millet, Panicle surface area, Grain number, Grain size, Grain yield
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In an experiment 24 experimental varieties of 3 composites, viz 'EC 87', 'EC 91' and 'HHVBC', were evaluated during rainy season of 1996 and 1997 in 11 environment at 3 locations for the effect of selection for panicle surface area on grain yield and its components in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. emend. Stuntz]. Singificant variation was observed among experimental varieties for all the traits, The actual gain in 'PCV 5' (with maximum panicle surface area) over the original population was 8.7% for grain yield/m across the composites. Breeder selection was effective in improving grains/m by an average of 4% in 3 composited, but it was effective in improving grain yield/m over the original population by 3% in 'EC 91; only. The net increase in grain yield/m was almost similar to the prediction (+8.7% vs prediction of 10%). Also the selection for large panicle surface area, ie 'PCV 5', was more effective than breeder selection for grain yield/m by an average of 9% in the 3 composites, The panicle surface area showed positive correlation with grain number/m, grain size and grain yield/m among experimental varieties (PCV 1' to PCV 5') in 3 populations.
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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2014-04-23
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/39956
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 71, No 7 (2001)
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Language |
eng
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http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/39956/17967
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Copyright (c) 2014 The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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