The comparison of the yield and water consumption of common millet (Panicum miliaceumm) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica) under different soil tillage

Ghorbanikahrizsangi , A. and Zargani, M. (2013) The comparison of the yield and water consumption of common millet (Panicum miliaceumm) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica) under different soil tillage. International Journal of Agriculture and Crop Sciences (IJACS), 6 (15). pp. 1040-1047.

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Abstract

In limited water supply conditions, changing agricultural patterns by planting drought adapted plants can be very good. To evaluate the yield and water use in typical varieties of Pishahang common millet and Boston foxtail millet varieties the experiment was carried out in the Education-Research farm of Islamic Azad University Branch Eghlid in 2011 and 2012. The statistical design was a split plot in time (Split Plot Design) with 8 treatments and 3 replications. The results showed that the thousand grain weight in both types of millet is not affected by tillage method in different years but other variables such as panicle length and number of grains per panicle, which were in line with the change in yield is affected. Conventional seedbed preparation and planting method, minimum tillage method using the teeth and using the disc on both millet had the highest grain yield respectively. Minimum tillage methods compared to conventional methods in foxtail millet was a sharp drop in grain yield. However, because of saving 16.1% in water consumption, minimum tillage methods and planting bed preparation with teeth is recommended for common millet teeth to save water and grain yield proposes and for foxtail millet to forage production

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Pishahang common millet, Bastan foxtail millet, split plot, grain yield, water use efficiency
Author Affiliation: Department of Agronomy, Islamic Azad University, Eghlid Branch, Eghlid, Iran
Subjects: Soil Science and Microbiology
Crop Improvement
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 23 Feb 2014 12:43
Last Modified: 23 Feb 2014 12:43
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12657

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