Vol. 4 (4) : July-August 2013 issue
Green Farming Vol. 4 (4) : 421-423 (July-August, 2013)
Comparative performance of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] composite variety MBC-2 with other varieties in drier part of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana
S.R. KUMHAR1*, B.S. RAJPUROHIT2 and B.R. CHOUDHARY3
Agricultural Research Station (S.K. Rajasthan Agricultural University), Mandore, Jodhpur - 342 304 (Rajasthan)
Designation : 1,2Assoc. Professor *(srkumhar@gmail.com), 3Professor
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 3
Received : 30 January 2013
Revised accepted : 12 July 2013
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S.R. KUMHAR, B.S. RAJPUROHIT and B.R. CHOUDHARY. 2013. Comparative performance of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] composite variety MBC-2 with other varieties in drier part of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana. Green Farming Vol. 4 (4) : 421-423 ; July-August, 2013
ABSTRACT
MBC-2, a composite variety having early flowering and maturity, higher grain yield with tolerance to drought and diseases & insect pests, was derived from random mating of diallel crosses involving 12 elite early/ medium maturing and high tillering good combining restorer lines through half sib progeny selection followed by mass selection. The variety was evaluated at 40 locations in All India Coordinated Trials and produced average grain yield of 1478 kg ha-1, which is 14.0 and 9.2% higher over the checks, ICTP-8203 and CZP-9802, respectively. This variety recorded an average dry fodder yield of 42 q ha-1 and the increase was 5.0 and 16.7% over the checks, ICTP-8203 and CZP-9802, respectively. Considering the high grain and dry fodder yield ability as well as resistance/ tolerance to downy mildew and insect pest it was notified and released in 2011 for cultivation in arid & semi arid areas of National Zone A1 (drier part of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana).
Key words :
Composite variety, Half sib progeny selection, MBC-2, Pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum.
