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Season and Varieties :: Ragi

Ragi (Eleusine coracana)

Irrigated

1. Seasons and Varieties

Irrigated

i. Marghazipattam (Dec - Jan)

  DISTRICTS : All districts except Kanyakumari & Nilgiris

VARIETIES : CO 9, CO 13, CO (Ra) 14 , TRY 1

ii. Chithiraipattam (April - May)

  DISTRICTS : All districts except Kanyakumari & Nilgiris

VARIETIES : CO 9, CO 13, CO (Ra) 14

Rainfed

i. Adipattam (June - July)

  DISTRICTS : All districts except Kanyakumari & Nilgiris

VARIETIES : Paiyur 1, CO 13, CO (Ra) 14, Paiyur 2

ii. Puratasipattam (September - October)

  DISTRICTS: All districts except Kanyakumari & Nilgiris

VARIETIES : Paiyur 1, CO 13, CO (Ra) 14

II. PARTICULARS OF RAGI STRAINS

PARTICULARS
CO (Ra) 14 CO (Ra) 15
Parentage Malawi 1305 x CO 13  
Duration (days) 105-110  
Season    
Rainfed/ Irrigated Both  
Grain yield kg/ha    
Irrigated 2892  
Rainfed 2794  
Straw yield kg/ha    
Irrigated 8113  
Rainfed 8503  
Stem Erect  
Height (cm) 115-120  
Tillers 8-9  
Days to 50% flowering 72  
Ear size and shape top curved  
Fingers 9-12  
Ear length (cm) 10-12  
Grain colour Brown  
1000 grain wt (g) 3.1  

PARTICULARS
TRY 1 Paiyur 2
Parentage Selection from HR 374 VL 145 x Selection 10
Duration (days) 102 115
Season    
Rainfed / Irrigated Kharif irrigated Sodic/ saline soils Rainfed
Grain yield kg/ha    
Irrigated 4011 --
Rainfed .. 2527
Straw yield kg/ha    
Irrigated 6800 --
Rainfed .. 4200
Stem Erect Errect
Height (cm) 100 90
Tillers 5 - 7 3-4
Days to 50% flowering 78 81
Ear size and shape Incurved Incurved
Fingers 5-8 7-8
Ear length (cm) 7.6 7.0
Grain colour Brown Brown
1000 grain wt (g) 2.74 2.9

Updated on : May'2016
 
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