Performance of pearlmillet [Pennisetum glaucum (L). R. Br.] variety MPMH-17 in Village Devla and Jharna, District Jaipur under rainfed condition

Abstract

An experiment was conducted under Front Line Demonstration (FLD) Project of ACRIP on Pearl millet in Kharif season 2019 to evaluate the performance of the variety MPMH-17 and to demonstrate improved Package of Practices (PoP) of pearl millet cultivation at farmers’ fields. The truthfully labeled seeds @ 4.0 Kg per hac of MPMH-17 variety (source-RARI, Durgapura) were distributed among the 10 farmers of the villages (5 each of Devla and Jharna) for 10 hectare area. All the 10 farmers obtained higher grain as well as fodder yields compared to their local variety and local practice of pearl millet cultivation. Overall, 21.50% higher grain yield was obtained due to hybrid variety MPMH -17 over local practice of pearl millet cultivation under rainfed conditions.