A dual purpose, high yielding little millet (Panicum sumatrense) variety ‘GV-4’ (Ambika) for cultivation in Gujarat

  • Patil E. Harshal,
  • P. A. Vavdiya,
  • G. D. Vadodariya and B. K. Patel

Abstract

The little millet variety ‘GV-4’ (Ambika) is a pure line selection from the local germplasm collected from the Dang District. A little millet variety ‘GV-4’ was tested as a genotype name ‘WV-126’. ‘WV 126’ was tested under the various state trials found to be superior for grain yield (2933 kg/ha) by 21.20, 13.78, 44.39 and 31.44 per cent over the existing checks i.e. GV-2 (LC), GNV-3 (LC), CO-2 (NC) and OLM-203 (NC), respectively over thirteen trials and seven years (2014-15 to 2020-21) of study. The genotype matures in 120-125 days includes under medium duration variety. The genotype WV-126 has 9-10 branches per panicle and 35.5 cm average panicle length. It has special attributes of synchronized maturity and non-lodging growth habit. WV-126 is rich in calcium (17.1 mg/100g), protein (12.91 g/100g), fat (3.3 %), crude fiber (7.5 %), carbohydrates (70.40 g/100g) and minerals (2.7 g/100g). It is resistant to blast (leaf, neck and panicle) and moderately resistant to grain smut and sheath blight when compared to local check GV-2 and GV-3 and national check CO-2, OLM-203 and JK-8. A little millet variety ‘GV-4’ (Gujarat Vari-4) was released as a new variety for cultivation during kharif under rainfed conditions of Gujarat state.

Key words: Little millet, high yielding variety, yield attributing characters, nutritional quality etc.

Published
30-12-2021
How to Cite
Patil E. Harshal, P. A. Vavdiya, G. D. Vadodariya and B. K. Patel
A dual purpose, high yielding little millet Panicum sumatrense variety ‘GV-4’ Ambika for cultivation in Gujarat. 2021. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 12 4, 1321-1330. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/3951
Issue
Vol 12 No 4 (2021): EJPB
Section
Research Article

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