COLLECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MILLET GENETIC RESOURCES FROM ANDHRA PRADESH AND ODISHA

M. ELANGOVAN¹*, CH. SASHIDHAR REDDY², A. ANNAPURNA³, TEJESWARA RAO⁴, AVINASH SINGODE^5
1ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana
²ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana
³ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana
⁴Agricultural Research Station, Seethampet 532443, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Guntur, 522509, Andhra Pradesh
⁵ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana
* Corresponding Author : elanfile2017@gmail.com

Received : 09-08-2017     Accepted : 02-09-2017     Published : 06-09-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 41       Pages : 4650 - 4658
Int J Agr Sci 9.41 (2017):4650-4658

Keywords : Germplasm, landraces, finger millet, foxtail millet, pearl millet, little millet and small millets
Academic Editor : Dr U. B. Apte
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to the following officials who helped in exploring the germplasm collection region Dr Sivakeshava Rao, Botanist, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, Mrs Poothevi, Chinnaya Adivasi Vikas Sangham, NGO, Savara Chirlogi, Mr Kailash, Chinnaya Adivasi Vikas Sangham, NGO, Savara Chirlogi, Miss Prashanthi, Farm Manager, KVK, Rashtha Kundu Bai, Mrs Soumya, SRF, KVK, Rashtha Kundu Bai and The Director of ICAR-IIMR for supporting the exploration and collection of millet germplasm. Authors also acknowledge the ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi for supporting the exploration by funding through CRP- Agro-biodiversity project
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Exploration and collection of millet genetic resources from four districts of Koraput biodiversity hotspot was undertaken. Three districts in Andhra Pradesh viz., Srikakulam, Vizayanagaram, Vishakhapatnam and Rayagada district in Odisha state of India. Total of 72 accessions in various crops, finger millet (24 acc.), sorghum (18 acc.), foxtail millet (16 acc.), pearl millet (12 acc.), little millet (8 acc.), cowpea (6 acc.), rice (4 acc.), red gram (3 acc.), kodo millet (2 acc.), horse gram (1 acc.), and sesame (1 acc.) were collected. Comprehensive passport data was collected including the vernacular names and indigenous knowledge associated with the landrace. These accessions were evaluated and promising germplasm lines with more than one desirable trait were identified. In finger millet, ELS 112 (IC 0622040) was identified for high number productive tillers and grain boldness coupled with earliness. ELS 2 (IC 0621985) of Foxtail millet was identified for high number of internodes, plant height (150 cm), panicle length (27.5 cm) and grain yield (> 42 g per panicle). The little millet accession ELS 123 (IC 0622048) had three desirable traits, bold grain (>1.2 g per 500 seeds), long panicle (>33 cm) with grain yield >72 g. Grain yield and plant height per-se was high in ELS 39 (IC 0622002) accession of pearl millet.

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