Evaluation of Diverse and Nutritious Climate-resilient Crops/Accessions for Dietary Diversification in Marginal Environments
Project/Experiment Duration: 2020-2022
Description of Experiments:
Experiment 1: Nursery evaluation of diverse crops (proso millet, barnyard millet, buckwheat, moth bean, cumin, carom seed) using systematic design under three salinity levels.
Experiment 2: Trial evaluation of 80-strong African mini core collection of finger millet using augmented RCBD under three salinity levels.
Experiment 3: Trial evaluation of 232-strong mini core collection of pearl millet using augmented RCBD under three salinity levels.
Experiment 4: Trial evaluation of 48-strong African mini core collection of fonio using augmented RCBD under two irrigation regimes.
Experiment 5: Trial evaluation of 35-strong mini core collection of foxtail millet using augmented RCBD under two irrigation regimes.
Summary of Experiments
S/N |
Crop common name |
Scientific name |
Arabic name |
Treatments |
Evaluation type |
Date of sowing |
1 |
Pearl millet |
Pennisetum glaucum |
الدخن اللؤلؤي |
0, 6 and 10 dS/m |
Trial |
25-Jan-21 |
2 |
Finger millet |
Eleusine coracana |
الدخن |
14-Jan-21 |
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3 |
Proso millet |
Panicum miliaceum |
دخن معروف |
Nursery |
10 & 11-Nov-20 |
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4 |
Barnyard millet |
Echinochloa esculenta |
بارنيارد الدخن |
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5 |
Buckwheat |
Fagopyrum esculentum |
الحنطة السوداء |
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6 |
Moth bean |
Vigna aconitifolia |
حبة العثة |
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7 |
Ajwain/Carom |
Trachyspermum ammi |
اجوين |
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8 |
Cumin |
Cuminum cyminum |
كمون |
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9 |
Fonio |
Digitaria exilis |
ديجيتاريا منفية |
50 & 100 % irrigation |
Trial |
28-Jan-21 |
10 |
Foxtail millet |
Setaria italica |
الدخن الثعلب |
Season
2020-2021
Research Theme