A High Yielding Finger Millet Variety 4GNN-6' for Cultivation in Hilly Region in South and Middle Gujarat

摘要

Thz finger millet culture WN-259 is a pure line selection from the germplasm accession. This has recorded an overall increase of 17.78 per cent in grain yield (2536 kg/ha) over the local check variety GN-4 (2153 kg/ha) and 30.52 per cent increase overthe national check variety VR-708 (1982 kg/ha). Also this culture has recorded yield advantage of 14.75 per cent, 6.35 per cent and 29.26 per cent over national check VL-149, PR-202 and VR-708 respectively. The culture matures in 125 days. The culture WN-259 has 9-10 top curved finger per ear head and 9.1 cm ear head length. It endowes with the special attributes of easy threshability, synchronised maturity and non-lodging growth habit. It is rich in calcium (505.2 mg/lOOg), phosphorus (350 mg/lOOg) and good amount of protein (5.10 %), fat (1.40 %) crude fibre (3.00 %), carbohydrates (68.7 %) and minerals (2.10%). This culture is moderately resistance to the major disease of leaf, neck and finger blast and also foot rot when compared to local check GN-4 and national check VR-708. WN-259 finger millet culture has been released as a new variety GNN-6 (Gujarat Navsari Nagli-6) during the year 2014 for cultivation during khariJ2.% rainfed in south and middle Gujarat.