National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
There is wide genetic diversity available in foxtail millet and characterizing these resources is a prerequisite for genetic improvement. Establishment of the distinctness and to understand the qualitative differentiation among 223 genotypes of reference set of foxtail millet comprising of core set, trait specific genotypes and released varieties in the country were characterized using augmented design during Kharif 2012 at experimental plots of Project Coordinating Unit (small millets), GKVK, Bangalore were characterized for four types with 16 qualitative traits which were identified as Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) test. Study of DUS traits indicated that, majority of the genotypes harboured higher level of ample polymorphism towards erect growth habit, medium sheath pubescence, essentially glaborous blade pubescence, non-pigmented auricle, drooping leaf attitude, non-pigmented inflorescence, pigmented anther, medium bristles on inflorescence, medium inflorescence compactness, long inflorescence lobes, medium lobe compactness, cylindrical inflorescence shape, non-pigmented plants at maturity, presence of apical sterility, white grain colour and oval grain shape score were most predominantly observed in the studied set. These identified DUS traits will be useful for breeders, researchers and farmers to identify and choose the restoration and conservation of beneficial genes and characterization of new varieties of foxtail millet for release and registration.
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