Assessment of improved varieties of foxtail millet in rainfed tracts of Prakasam district

Abstract

On farm trials on assessment of improved varieties of foxtail millet was conducted in farmers fields of Prakasam district under rainfed areas in 2.0 ha each from Kharif of 2016-17 to 2018-19 by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darsi, Prakasam dt of Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the performance of improved varieties of foxtail millet in rainfed tracts of the district. The results showed that improved varieties (SiA 3156, SiA 3088 (suryanandi), SiA 3085) recorded higher yield and C: B ratio over local variety (srilakshmi). Among improved varieties SiA 3156 recorded higher yield with mean of 16.3q ha-1and C: B ratio of 1:2.8followed by SiA 3088 (suryanandi) and SiA 3085.