Pearl millet Characterization - Patancheru, Genebank ICRISAT

Characterization of germplasm is prerequisite for utilization in crop improvement. Phenotypic characterization involves recording characters which are highly heritable, easily seen by eye and are expressed in all environments. ICRISAT germplasm accessions are characterized at Patancheru location, India (Latitude: 17.51^o N, Longitude: 78.27^o E, Altitude: 545m). The descriptors developed for characterization and preliminary evaluation are followed in each crop are used for characterization. Crop-specific characterization details are described in the ICRISAT genebank technical manual no. 10.

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Accession identifier	Country of origin	Plant height (cm)-rainy	Plant height (cm)-postrainy	Productive tillers No.	Total tillers No.	Fodder yield potential	Overall plant aspect	Days to flowering-rainy	Days to flowering-postrainy	Panicle exertion (cm)	Panicle length (cm)-rainy	Panicle length (cm)-postrainy	Panicle width (mm)-rainy	Panicle width (mm)-postrainy	Panicle shape	Spiklet density	Bristle length	Seed shape	Seed color	1000-Seed Wt (g)	Seed yield potential
IP 3	India	220	155	4	4	Better	Average	54	63	7	28	22	28	20	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.9	Good
IP 12	India	240	150	2	3.3	Better	Average	52	62	10	27	17	21	18	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6.5	Moderate
IP 31	India	280	150	2.6	4.3	Better	Average	50	59	5	28	19	23	20	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.7	Good
IP 38	India	250	175	3.3	3.3	Good	Average	50	63	10	30	25	22	20	Lanceolate	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	8.6	Good
IP 48	India	260	170	2.6	3	Better	Good	50	68	6	28	23	22	25	Lanceolate	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Hexagonal	Grey brown	6.45	High
IP 81	Ghana	270	160	3.3	4.6	Good	Average	51	58	5	27	20	25	21	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.65	Good
IP 95	India	220	145	3	3.6	Good	Average	49	64	10	24	19	23	23	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Globular	Grey brown	7.25	Good
IP 106	India	225	145	2.6	3	Good	Average	52	63	7	21	28	22	23	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Obovate	Grey brown	7.1	Good
IP 124	Tanzania	255	190	2	2.6	Good	Average	50	66	5	30	25	23	23	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.35	Good
IP 149	India	250	170	3.3	4.3	Good	Good	52	71	5	24	21	23	25	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Obovate	Grey brown	7.85	Good
IP 152	Zimbabwe	210	150	2.6	2.6	Good	Average	47	66	5	30	23	22	23	Lanceolate	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Obovate	Grey	7.3	Good
IP 170	India	175	140	2.6	2.6	Good	Average	48	63	5	24	27	20	19	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.3	Good
IP 192	Malawi	240	160	2.6	4.6	Better	Average	52	73	5	26	23	20	23	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6	Moderate
IP 217	India	230	170	2	2.6	Average	Good	51	71	5	28	23	28	23	Lanceolate	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	8.7	Good
IP 267	Sudan	240	150	2.3	2.3	Better	Average	51	63	4	27	24	25	24	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey brown	8.65	Good
IP 277	Congo	230	165	2	2.3	Better	Average	55	79	5	23	20	23	20	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Hexagonal	Mixture of white and grey grains	6.2	Moderate
IP 307	India	210	115	3.6	4.6	Good	Good	49	59	7	25	20	22	22	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey brown	7.6	Good
IP 322	Senegal	250	150	2.6	3.6	Better	Good	49	66	-3	28	28	25	25	Candle	Semicompact	Medium (0 to 2 cm above the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6.9	Good
IP 353	India	200	180	2.3	4.3	Good	Average	50	64	6	27	20	25	21	Lanceolate	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6.6	Good
IP 362	India	215	140	3.3	4	Better	Good	49	68	4	27	26	22	22	Candle	Loose to semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	8.3	Good
IP 380	India	205	145	2.6	2.7	Better	Average	56	73	5	27	19	25	20	Lanceolate	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6.8	Good
IP 393	India	210	150	2.3	3	Good	Average	54	69	5	30	24	30	25	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	8.25	Good
IP 420	India	200	145	2.6	5	Good	Average	48	71	8	22	19	25	20	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.4	Moderate
IP 424	India	220	160	2.6	4	Better	Good	53	68	6	25	19	25	19	Lanceolate	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.65	Good
IP 430	India	205	160	3.6	3.6	Good	Good	49	66	10	23	18	23	25	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	9.2	Good
IP 455	India	245	140	3.3	3.6	Better	Average	49	73	10	25	18	25	25	Candle	Compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6.1	Good
IP 9	India	240	145	2.3	3	Good	Average	49	62	7	28	21	22	18	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.6	Moderate
IP 34	India	230	180	3.3	4.6	Good	Average	52	66	5	30	28	18	23	Candle	Semicompact to compact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	7.25	Good
IP 52	India	220	155	3.6	5	Good	Average	50	65	10	25	19	18	17	Lanceolate	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Elliptical	Grey	6.85	Moderate
IP 59	India	270	190	2.6	2.6	Good	Good	52	67	10	27	21	25	24	Candle	Semicompact	Short (below the seed apex)	Globular	Grey	8.29	Good

Accession identifier

Country of origin

Plant height (cm) - rainy

Plant height (cm) - postrainy

Days to flowering - rainy

Days to flowering - postrainy

Panicle length (cm) - postrainy

Panicle width (mm)-postrainy

Panicle shape

Seed color

1000 Seed weight (g)