Optimising growing environment and cultivar in rainfed pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) cultivation for higher growth and productivity

MAYA; S R  MISHRA; A K  SINGH; KAUSHAL  KUMAR; ANUSHKA  PANDEY; A N  MISHRA; LALU PRASAD  YADAV; DINESH  JINGER

doi:10.56093/ijas.v96i6.163266

Authors

MAYA Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224 229,India
S R MISHRA Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224 229,India
A K SINGH Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224 229,India
KAUSHAL KUMAR ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Sector 27-A, Chandigarh 160 019, India
ANUSHKA PANDEY Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224 229,India
A N MISHRA Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224 229,India
LALU PRASAD YADAV Central Horticultural Experiment Station, ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Vejalpur, Godhra, Panchmahal, Gujarat 389 340, India
DINESH JINGER ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Sector 27-A, Chandigarh 160 019, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v96i6.163266

Keywords:

Grain yield, Harvest index, Leaf area index, Rainfall, Temperature

Abstract

The present experiment conducted at Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh during kharif season of 2023 revealed that the early sowing yielded significantly enhanced the plant height, dry matter accumulation (DMA), leaf area index (LAI) and 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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