Publication Date
1997
Description
Field trials were conducted during 1994 and 1995 seasons on calcareous soil to evaluate thirty introduced and local lines of forage pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum). The evaluation included growth characteristics, forage yield, chemical composition and ion content. Present results of both seasons indicate that the thirty lines varied significantly in their growth, forage yield, chemical composition and ion content, organic and inorganic. The top productivity of dry yield and its components was from the ICMP- 155, while the lowest was from an introduced line from Ghana. Also, the line ICMP-155 gave the highest values of C.P., P+++, K+, Ca++ and Fe++ and improvment in lowering Ca++/P+++ ratio and the lowest value of C.F. Results also suggested that ICMP-155 can be grown under North Sinai conditions as a new forage crop in summer season.
Citation
Belal, A H. and Younis, A A., "Preliminary Evaluation of Introduced and Local Lines of Pearl Millet Under North Sinai Conditions" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 21.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session23/21
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Preliminary Evaluation of Introduced and Local Lines of Pearl Millet Under North Sinai Conditions
Field trials were conducted during 1994 and 1995 seasons on calcareous soil to evaluate thirty introduced and local lines of forage pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum). The evaluation included growth characteristics, forage yield, chemical composition and ion content. Present results of both seasons indicate that the thirty lines varied significantly in their growth, forage yield, chemical composition and ion content, organic and inorganic. The top productivity of dry yield and its components was from the ICMP- 155, while the lowest was from an introduced line from Ghana. Also, the line ICMP-155 gave the highest values of C.P., P+++, K+, Ca++ and Fe++ and improvment in lowering Ca++/P+++ ratio and the lowest value of C.F. Results also suggested that ICMP-155 can be grown under North Sinai conditions as a new forage crop in summer season.
