Performance of Proso Millet in Charland Area

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the charland area of Jamalpur during rabi 2018 to know the yield performance and popularize proso millet in charland areas. Treatments included in the experiment were: BARI Cheena-1, Local- 1 and Local-2. Yield level of different proso millet varieties/cultivar were similar except BARI Cheena-1. All the proso millet varieties/cultivar might be cultivate in char land because of low price, availability of its seeds, less risk and water requirement, easily grown without modern technology.

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“… [ 40 ] Mutagenesis was induced in foxtail millet to develop variable population [ 40 ] Maintenance and seed increase of foxtail millet germplasm Proso millet Due to the low cost, accessibility of their seeds, low danger, low water demand, and ease of cultivation without the use of contemporary technology, all proso millet kinds and cultivars may be produced in char land. [ 41 ] Maintenance of proso millet germplasm [ 39 ] Potential proso millet lines were verified in a rainfed environment …”

“…Farmers in Bangladesh are currently particularly interested in cultivating high-yielding varieties with early maturity and resistance characteristics. Rahman et al [ 41 ] compared the yield performance of BARI Cheena-1 with two local cultivars of proso millet in the Charland area of Jamalpur and revealed that BARI Cheena-1 performed better than other local cultivars. They also suggested that all proso millet cultivars may be produced in char land due to its low cost, ease of cultivation without the use of modern equipment, availability of its seeds, and minimal risk.…”