Erect Plant Type and Medium Maturing Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Variety 'Geumsilchal'

Abstract

Geumsilchal' is a Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) variety developed and registered by the Department of Southern Area Crop Science, NICS, RDA, in 2014. This variety was developed through pure line selection from K131247. 'Geumsilchal' was an erect type medium-maturing variety. Its growing period was 104 days when it was seeded on May 15, and 94 days when it was seeded on July 15 in Milyang, Korea. The culm length of 'Geumsilchal' was about 123 cm, which was 13 cm longer than that of the standard variety 'Hwanggeumgijang'. 'Geumsilchal' was tolerant to lodging in the field because of its wide column width and erect plant type. The panicle type was droopy and its length was about 23 cm. Seed grain and dehusked grains were yellow, and the endosperm characteristic was glutinous. The yield potential of 'Geumsilchal' was about 2.41 ton ha-1 in regional yield trials from 2013 to 2014 and was 27% higher than that of the standard variety 'Hwanggeumgijang' (Variety registration No. 6247).