Promising Varieties of TNAU
MILLETS
Maize
| PARTICULARS |
CO 1 |
COH(M) 4 |
COBC 1 |
| Parentage |
Unit Selection from Indonesian popu lation Suwan 1 |
(UMI 90 x xUMI 285) x UMI 112 |
Composite involving UMI 836 and UMI 836-1-2 |
| Duration (days) |
105 - 110 |
94 (90 – 95 days) |
55 - 65
(fresh cobs harvest) |
| Area of Adoption |
Coimbatore, Erode, Tirunelveli, Tanjore and Pudukottai |
Coimbatore, Dindugul, Erode, Salem, Virudhunagar, Perambalur, Tuticorin, Madurai and Theni districts |
All maize growing areas |
| Rainfed/Irrigated |
Both |
Both |
Both |
| Grain yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
| Irrigated |
5200 |
5694 |
6.7 tonnes of tender cobs & 32.3 tonnes of green fodder / ha |
| Rainfed |
3300 |
4521 |
3 tonnes of tender cobs per ha. |
| Special features |
Resistant to downy mildew Orange flint grains |
Shorter duration, suitable for rainfed areas Moderate resistance to downy mildew and stemborer |
2 to 3 cobs / plant, possessing delightful sweet taste and flavour, Suitable for inland and export market
Green fodder has good forage value |
| |
| Sheath colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
| Node colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
| Mid rib |
White |
White |
White |
| Cob size |
Big |
Big |
Small |
| Husk coverage |
Full |
Full |
Nil |
| Grain colour |
Deep orange |
Yellow |
Yellow |
| Nature of kernels |
Flint |
Flint |
Dent |
Sorghum
| PARTICULARS |
CO 26 |
CO (S) 28 |
COH 4 |
| Parentage |
Derivative of |
Derivative of |
296A X TNS30 |
| |
MS 8271x IS 3691 |
CO 25 x SPV 942 |
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| Duration (days) |
105 - 110 |
100-105 |
105 - 110 |
| Area (Districts) |
All districts |
All districts |
All districts |
| Season (Pattam) |
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|
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| Rainfed |
Adi, Puratasi |
Adi, Puratasi |
… |
| Irrigated |
Thai, Chithirai |
Thai, Chithirai |
Thai, Chithirai |
| Grain yield kg/ha |
|
|
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| Rainfed |
4500 |
2493 |
... |
| Irrigated |
6000 |
4568 |
6500 |
| Fodder yield kg/ha |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
14000 |
12600 |
... |
| Irrigated |
19000 |
17700 |
20000 |
| Stalk |
Juicy, Sweet |
Juice |
Juicy |
| Height (cm) |
160 - 190 |
220-240 |
200 - 215 |
| Sheath colour |
Green |
Tan |
Green |
| Node |
Green |
Green |
Green |
| Midrib |
Dull white |
Dull white |
White |
| Earhead shape |
Long cylindrical |
Cylindrical |
Elliptic |
| Compactness |
Semi compact |
Semi compact |
Semi Compact |
| Grain colour |
Pearly white |
White |
Pearly white |
| Special features |
- - |
-- |
Less incidence of leaf diseases, grain mould and sugary diseases |
PARTICULARS |
PAIYUR 1 |
K Tall |
K 11 |
| Parentage |
CO 19 X CO 24 |
2219A x IS3541 |
K 7 x A 6552 |
| Duration (days) |
145 - 150 |
90 |
110-115 |
| Area (Districts) |
North east and north western districts |
Southern districts and other districts |
Southern districts |
| Season (Pattam) |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
Adi, Puratasi |
Adi, Puratasi |
Puratasi |
| Irrigated |
... |
Thai, Chithirai |
… |
| Grain yield kg/ha |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
1000 |
3750 |
1560 |
| Irrigated |
... |
4250 |
-- |
| Straw yield kg/ha |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
9000 |
11250 |
10360 |
| Irrigated |
... |
13250 |
-- |
| Stalk |
Juicy |
Juicy |
Thin, Juicy and Sweet |
| Height (cm) |
300 |
254 |
220-260 |
| Sheath colour |
Green |
Brown |
Reddish purple at maturity |
| Node |
Green |
Green |
Green, glabrous |
| Midrib |
White |
Dull white |
Dull white |
| Earhead shape |
Lax panicle |
… |
Erect, loose panicle, |
| Compactness |
Open |
Lanceolate Semi open |
Semiopen |
| Grain colour |
Pearly white |
Cream pearly |
Red colour, partially covering the grain |
| Special features |
Tolerant to drought, non lodging, photosensitive |
-- |
Tolerant to drought Resistant to lodging, non shattering |
Particulars |
BSR 1 |
Paiyur 2 |
APK 1 |
| Parentage |
(Multiple cross derivative |
Pureline selection |
Hybrid derivative of |
| |
(SC 108 - 3 x ICSV 4) |
from IS 15845 |
TNS 30 x CO 26 |
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16-3-1 x (MR-801 x |
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| |
R 2751) 4-1-1 |
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| Duration (days) |
105-110 |
90-95 |
105-110 |
| Area (Districts) |
Western Zone |
Salem, Namakkal |
Southern districts of |
| |
(Coimbatore, Erode, parts of Salem, Trichirappalli Perambalur, Karur and Dindigul) |
|
Tamil Nadu |
| Season (Pattam) |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
Adi-puratasi |
Puratasi |
Adi, Puratasi |
| Irrigated |
Thai-Chitirai |
|
|
| Grain yield (Kg/ha) |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
2500 - 3500 |
2113 |
2619 |
| Irrigated |
6000 – 6500 |
… |
… |
| Fodder Yield(kg/ha) |
|
|
| Rainfed |
8600 |
8789 |
8090 |
| Irrigated |
9600 |
… |
… |
| Stalk |
Juicy, sweet |
Juicy, sweet |
Pithy |
| Height (cm) |
150 – 180 |
200-215 |
175 |
| Sheath colour |
Reddish purple |
Green |
Tan |
| Node |
Green |
Green |
Green |
| Mid rib |
Dull white |
White |
Dull white |
| Earhead shape |
Long, cylindrical |
Elliptic |
Medium cylindrical |
| Compactness |
Semi-compact |
Semi-compact |
Semi-compact |
| Grain colour |
Pearly white |
Red |
White |
| Special features |
Fertilizer responsive, moderate resistance to earhead bug, shoot fly and stem borer. |
Dual purpose red grain sorghum suited to rainfed tract of Salem Namakkal districts. Tolerant to downy mildew and charcoal rot diseases. |
Non-lodging |
Cumbu
PARTICULARS |
CO 7 |
X 7 |
CO (Cu) 9 |
ICMV 221 |
| Parentage |
(CO 6 x PK 560) PT 1921 |
L111 A x
PT 1890 |
Selection from ICMV 93752 |
ICRISAT Composite |
| Season-irrigated/ rainfed |
Both |
Both |
Both |
Both |
| Duration (Days) |
90 - 100 |
90 |
80-85 |
75-80 |
| Grain yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
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| Rainfed |
2500 - 2800 |
2513 |
2354 |
13% >ICTP 8203 |
| Irrigated |
3000 - 3500 |
3295 |
2865 |
-- |
| Plant height (cm) |
130 - 145 |
155 - 180 |
186-222 |
140-200 |
| Tillers (No.) |
6 - 10 |
4 - 7 |
3-6 |
More tillering |
| Pigmentation |
Green |
Non- pigmented |
-- |
-- |
| Hairiness |
Glabrous |
Glabrous |
Glabrous |
Absent |
| Days to 50% bloom |
65 - 70 |
50 - 55 |
50-55 |
50-55 |
| Shape of earhead |
Conical/ cylindrical/ spindle |
Candle |
Candle to cylindrical |
Semicompact to compact lanceolate to oblanceolate |
| Bristles |
Nil |
— |
Absent |
Usually non bristled |
| Length of earhead |
22 - 26 |
25 - 35 |
33-39 |
-- |
| (cm) |
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|
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| Breadth of earhead |
3 - 4 |
— |
8-10 |
Wide in girth |
| (cm) |
|
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|
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| Grain colour |
Slate colour |
Slate |
Grey seed with yellow base |
Dark grey |
| 1000 grains weight (gm) |
6.8 - 7.2 |
8.0 - 9.0 |
9-11 |
10-15 |
| Special features |
Resistant to downy mildew |
Resistant to downy mildew |
Resistant to downy mildew |
Resistant to downy mildew |
Ragi
| PARTICULARS |
CO 9 |
CO 13 |
CO (Ra) 14 |
| Parentage |
EX 4336 x PLR 1 |
CO 7 X TAH 107 |
Malawi 1305 x CO 13 |
| Duration (days) |
100-105 |
95 - 100 |
105-110 |
| Season |
|
|
|
| Rainfed/ Irrigated |
Both |
Both |
Both |
| Grain yield kg/ha |
|
|
|
| Irrigated |
4500 |
3600 |
2892 |
| Rainfed |
3100 |
2300 |
2794 |
| Straw yield kg/ha |
|
|
|
| Irrigated |
8000 |
10000 |
8113 |
| Rainfed |
6500 |
7500 |
8503 |
| Stem |
Erect |
Erect |
Erect |
| Height (cm) |
75-80 |
85 - 90 |
115-120 |
| Tillers |
5-8 |
3 - 5 |
8-9 |
| Days to 50% flowering |
65-70 |
55 - 60 |
72 |
| Ear size and shape |
incurved fingers |
Open |
top curved |
| Fingers |
8-9 |
10 –17 |
9-12 |
| Ear length (cm) |
8 |
8-10 |
10-12 |
| Grain colour |
White |
Light Brown |
Brown |
| 1000 grain wt (g) |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
PARTICULARS |
Paiyur 1 |
TRY 1 |
| Parentage |
Pureline selection from
PR 722 |
Selection from HR 374 |
| Duration (days) |
115-120 |
102 |
| Season |
|
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| Rainfed / Irrigated |
Rainfed |
Kharif irrigated Sodic/ saline soils |
| Grain yield kg/ha |
|
|
| Irrigated |
.. |
4011 |
| Rainfed |
3125 |
.. |
| Straw yield kg/ha |
|
|
| Irrigated |
.. |
6800 |
| Rainfed |
5750 |
.. |
| Stem |
Erect |
Erect |
| Height (cm) |
110 |
100 |
| Tillers |
1 - 3 |
5 - 7 |
| Days to 50% flowering |
80 |
78 |
| Ear size and shape |
Open |
Incurved |
| Fingers |
6 - 8 |
5-8 |
| Ear length (cm) |
8 |
7.6 |
| Grain colour |
Brown |
Brown |
| 1000 grain wt (g) |
2.7 |
2.74 |
TENAI
| PARTICULARS |
CO 6 |
CO (Te) 7 |
| Parentage |
Hybrid derivative of CO 5 x ISE 301 |
CO 5 x ISE 248 |
| Duration (days) |
85-90 |
80-85 |
| Pigmentation |
green |
Greenish purple |
| Tillering ability |
High |
high |
| Panicles |
Long and drooping |
Long, compact |
| Grain Character |
Bold & Yellow |
yellow |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) Straw |
1565
3.7 t/ha |
1855
5.1 t/ha |
| Special features |
Suitable for irrigated & rainfed conditions, good grain quality, rich in protein, fat and minerals than CO 5 |
Non lodging
High yielding |
SAMAI
| PARTICULARS |
Paiyur 1 |
Paiyur 2 |
CO 3 |
| Parentage |
Pureline selection from Santhur local |
Pure line selection from PM 295 |
Selection from germplasm bank |
| Duration (days) |
105 -110 |
85 |
80 - 85 |
| Pigmentation |
Dark green |
Green |
Green |
| Tillering ability |
Moderate |
Moderate |
High |
| Panicles |
Semi compact long |
long, loose panicle |
long, loose panicle |
| Grain Character |
Brown |
Brown |
Brown |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
| Rainfed |
870 |
850 |
1066 |
| Special features |
Long duration |
Short duration, suitable for little millet – Horse gram cropping sequence |
Bold grain, Non-lodging suits for early & late sowing |
VARAGU
| PARTICULARS |
CO 3 |
| Parentage |
Selection from Georgia variety |
| Duration (days) |
120 |
| Pigmentation |
Purple stem |
| Tillering ability |
High |
| Panicles |
Well exposed clusters and spikelets |
| Grain Character |
Brown & Bold with hard seed coat |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
|
| Rainfed |
1500 - 1800 |
| Special features |
Tolerant to smut, short duration |
PANIVARAGU
| PARTICULARS |
K 2 |
CO 4 |
| Parentage |
Selection from PV1685 |
Pureline selection from Sengathur local |
| Duration (days) |
75 |
75 |
| Pigmentation |
Green |
Green |
| Tillering ability |
High |
High |
| Panicles |
Loose |
Loose density subscent |
| Grain character |
Grey |
Golden yellow |
| Grain yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
| Rainfed |
3184 |
1500 |
| Special features |
Non-lodging drought tolerant Non-shattering and responsive to fertilizers |
High tillering,wider adaptability |
KUDIRAIVALI
| PARTICULARS |
CO 1 |
| Parentage |
Pureline selection from Coimbatore local |
| Duration (days) |
75 |
| Pigmentation |
Green |
| Tillering ability |
High |
| Panicles |
Loose |
| Grain Character |
Yellow |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
|
| Rainfed |
1750 |
| Special features |
No major diseases noted |
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