Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Fodder Yield Potential and Nutritive Value under Different Levels of Phosphorus in Rainfed Conditions

Wafula, Wekha N.; Siambi, Moses; Ojulong, Henry; Korir, Nicholas Kibet; Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph P.

doi:10.9734/jaeri/2017/31120

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…To improve the forage quality of crop residues without comprising on grain yield, crop improvement work has focused to breed dual-purpose cultivars in different crops [28]. However, in the case of finger millet crop, forage improvement has not yet attracted the plant breeding community and only a few studies have been reported on forage quality characterization [11,13,29]. Trait variability is the most important criterion in the selection process, and it can be explored through the characterization of germplasm, which is the base material for any crop improvement program.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Forage Potential of the Global Collection of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Germplasm Conserved at the ICRISAT Genebank

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Finger millet is an important drought-tolerant and grain-nutrient dense food crop grown in semi-arid regions in Asia and Africa. The forage is used as a source of dry roughage for feeding livestock. In this study, the finger millet diversity panel (310 accessions and four controls) representing the global collection of the finger millet germplasm conserved at the ICRISAT gene bank was assessed for forage quality and diversity in the years 2018 and 2019. Results of the study suggested that finger millet can generate stover yield ranging from 2890 to 10,779 kg ha−1. Finger millet forage contained 6.47% to 8.15% of crude protein, >90% of dry matter content, 11.47% to 14.17% of ash content, 62.36% to 67.73% of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), 33.07% to 38.37% of acid detergent fiber (ADF), 3.95% to 4.80% of acid detergent lignin (ADL), 6.18% to 6.89% of metabolizable energy (ME) and 45.21% to 49.09% of in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) with the grain yield of 810 to 3698 kg ha−1 at maturity stage. The per se performance between the races, regions, and biological status has been performed and differed significantly for important traits. The 314 accessions were grouped into five clusters based on the performance for food-feed traits. Except for crude protein, there was a positive relationship between forage quality-positive traits and grain yield, indicating that agronomic and forage quality traits could be improved simultaneously. The top 10 performing accessions for important forage quality traits and accessions with multiple forage quality traits were identified. This study provides a detailed understanding of the variability that exists in forage quality traits in crop residues and their association with agronomic traits in the finger millet germplasm. The identified top-performing accessions would be the key genetic resources for developing dual-purpose cultivars and the information from this study will be useful for future finger millet food-feed trait improvement.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Forage Potential of the Global Collection of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Germplasm Conserved at the ICRISAT Genebank

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…"Further, these are rich in different minerals and dietary fibres" [9]. "These are also important as livestock feed both as grain and forage" [10], [11]. Considering the importance of millets in food and nutritional security, the year 2018 as 'National Year of Millets' at national level and the year 2023 as 'International Year of Millets' was celebrated at global level.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intercropping Options for Sustainable Minor Millet Production: A Review

Dhaka,

Singh

et al. 2023

IJECC

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

High population pressure, climate change, stagnant crop productivity, changing food habit and declining natural resources compelled us to go for climate resilient resource conservation technologies to bring sustainability in our crop production. Crop diversification by replacing high input requiring cereals with “nutri- cereals” minor millets in our crop rotations and by following intercropping of minor millets with pulses or oilseeds may be economically profitable, environmentally safe and socially acceptable approach to ensure food and nutritional security of the burgeoning population. This is high time to include millets in our daily diets but millet availability in sufficient amount is big issue. Millets are crops of rainfed and dryland resource poor areas and moreover under the threat of global warming and changed climatic scenario sole planting of millets generally gives less economic returns. So, there is an urgent need for incorporation of the pulses/oilseeds as intercrop in millets production system to enhance the production to feed the increasing population on sustained basis besides restoring the soil nutritional status and to overcome the environmental stress. But performance of intercropping system depends on proper selections of suitable intercrop, appropriate row ratio combination and proper input management. Very limited research work has been conducted on intercropping in millets so far but noteworthy information was recorded by the researchers, which has been reviewed through a sincere effort here to give critical view about intercropping in minor millets for agricultural sustainability to the farmers, researchers and consumers.

show abstract

Intercropping of small millets for agricultural sustainability in drylands : A review

2020

Crop Res.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Fodder Yield Potential and Nutritive Value under Different Levels of Phosphorus in Rainfed Conditions

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Assessing Forage Potential of the Global Collection of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Germplasm Conserved at the ICRISAT Genebank

Assessing Forage Potential of the Global Collection of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Germplasm Conserved at the ICRISAT Genebank

Intercropping Options for Sustainable Minor Millet Production: A Review

Intercropping of small millets for agricultural sustainability in drylands : A review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About