Optimizing growing environment and cultivar in rainfed Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) cultivation for higher growth and productivity
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Maya
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S.R. Mishra
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A.K. Singh
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Kaushal Kumar
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Anushka Pandey
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A.N. Mishra
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Lalu Prasad Yadav
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Dinesh Jinger
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre- Vasad, Anand, Gujarat, India
Keywords:
Grain Yield, , harvest index,, leaf area index,Abstract
The experiment entitled “Studies on crop weather relation in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) was carried out in at research farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) during Kharif season of 2023. Nine treatment combinations comprise of three sowing environments viz. on 28th June (G1), 8th July (G2), and 18th July (G3) along with three cultivars i.e., PC-701, HHB-67, and RHB-223 were tested under factorial randomized block design and replicated thrice. Results revealed that the early sowing yielded significantly enhanced the plant height, dry matter accumulation (DMA), leaf area index (LAI), grain yield by 10%, 42.6%, 70.5%, and 83.4%, respectively over 18th July. Among different cultivars, HHB-67 surpassed the rest of the varieties. This variety improved the plant height, DMA, LAI, grain yield by 6.25%, 10.8%, 19%, and 24.8%, respectively over RHB-233. Therefore, HHB-67 with sowing time of 28th June could be recommended for Kumarganj region of Uttar Pradesh especially under rainfed situations.
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