Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Nilavu ED, Indira Petchiammal K, Anjana RJ, John Kingsly NB, Rajendran K and Praveena Katharine S

Abstract:
The study was conducted with 22 finger millet accessions which include nine traditional varieties of Karnataka and 13 landraces of Tamil Nadu. Data were collected on plant morphology and biochemical characters. Analysis of Variance showed significant variation for yield attributing characters and for protein and mineral contents. Sharavathi ragi performed better for yield attributing traits like Number of fingers per head (8.37), finger width (3.34cm) and length of the flag leaf (35.41cm). the traditional varieties at farmer’s hands are to be collected, conserved and explored for crop improvement in near future.