scholarly journals Phosphorus seed coating increases phosphorus uptake, early growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) grown on an acid sandy soil in Niger, West Africa

1993 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. -P. Rebafka ◽  
A. Bationo ◽  
H. Marschner
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Phosphorus Uptake ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Seed Coating

scholarly journals Assessment of genetic diversity among cultivated Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum, Poaceae) accessions from Benin, West Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 782-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADEOTI Kifouli ◽  
DJEDATIN Gustave ◽  
EWEDJE Ebenezer ◽  
BEULE Thierry ◽  
SANTONI Sylvain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum

scholarly journals Effect of year and fertilizer on water-use efficiency of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in Niger

1999 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. K. SIVAKUMAR ◽  
S. A. SALAAM
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Soluble Phosphate ◽  
Average Rainfall ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Responses

A comprehensive study was conducted over a 4-year period (1984–87) to evaluate the water use, growth and yield responses of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) cv. CIVT grown with and without fertilizer (30 kg P2O5 and 45 kg N ha−1) at the ICRISAT Sahelian Centre, Sadoré, Niger. Our study showed significant year and fertilizer effects on the growth and yield of millet at the study site. Observed year effects were primarily due to the variations in the amount and distribution of rainfall in relation to the potential demand for water. During 1984, 1985 and 1987, total rainfall was below the long term average, while in 1986 it was above average. While the onset of rains (relative to the average date of onset) was early from 1984 to 1986, in 1987 the sowings were delayed by as much as 33 days. Of all the four years, the separation between the treatments in the cumulative evaporation is most evident for 1984, which was a drought year with below-average rainfall in all the months from June to September. Cumulative evaporation patterns in 1985 and 1986 were similar because of regular rains and high average rainfall per rainy day from June to October. In 1987, sowings were delayed until 15 July and only 6·9 mm of rainfall was received per rainy day in July. Hence cumulative evaporation was initially low and showed a significant increase only after two significant rain events in early August. There was a large response to fertilizer in all the years as small additions of fertilizer phosphate increased the soluble phosphate in the soil. Fertilizer application resulted in a small increase in water use (7–14%) in all years except 1987. Increased yield due to the application of fertilizer was accompanied by an increase in the water-use efficiency (WUE) in all the four years with the largest increase in 1985. The beneficial effect of fertilizers could be attributed to the rapid early growth of leaves which can contribute to reduction of soil evaporative losses and increased WUE. Over the four seasons, average increase in the WUE due to the addition of fertilizer was 84%.

scholarly journals Effect of Planting Dates on Growth and Yield of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 287-291
Author(s):  
H. N. Kanjiya ◽  
M. C. Chopada ◽  
D. R. Vaghasiya ◽  
A. V. Savaliya
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Planting Dates

scholarly journals Heterosis and Combining Abilities in a Diverse Seven-Parent Pearl Millet Population Diallel Tested in West Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonali Dutta ◽  
Felix T. Sattler ◽  
Anna Pucher ◽  
Drabo Inoussa ◽  
Ahmad Issaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Hybrid Breeding ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Variance Ratios ◽  
High Heritability ◽  
Quantitative Genetic Parameters

Abstract Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is an important food-security crop to smallholder farmers in West Africa (WA). Breeding for high yield and stability is a major challenge in the harsh environments of WA but could be tackled by hybrid breeding. Knowledge of combining ability patterns and quantitative-genetic parameters is required for an efficient development of hybrid varieties. Hence, our objectives were to estimate the combining ability of seven genetically diverse Sahelian pearl millet populations from Senegal, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Sudan and Nigeria and the heterosis and stability of their 42 diallel-derived population hybrids to inform pearl millet hybrid breeding. The genotypes were evaluated in six environments in WA in 2007. Grain yield (GY) exhibited an average panmictic mid-parent heterosis (PMPH) of 24%, ranging from -1.51% to 64.69%. General combining ability (GCA) was significant across test environments as reflected by high heritability estimates and high GCA:SCA variance ratios. Thus, early selection for parental per se performance would be rewarding. The parental population from Sudan (IP8679) had strongly negative GCA for GY. Its lack of adaptation contributed to the predominance of additive effects in the present germplasm set. Parental populations PE02987 (Senegal), PE05344 (Mali) and ICMV IS 92222 (Niger) showed large positive GCA for GY. Their offspring, especially PE02987 × PE05344 and Kapelga × ICMV IS 92222, exhibited a high and stable GY across all test environments. Tapping the regional pearl millet genetic diversity seems therefore beneficial for hybrid breeding to increase pearl millet productivity in WA.

Effects of Seedling Age on Transplanting Shock, Growth and Yield of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Varieties in Semi-arid Zimbabwe

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.S. Murungu . ◽  
P. Nyamudeza . ◽  
F.T. Mugabe . ◽  
I. Matimati . ◽  
S. Mapfumo .
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Seedling Age ◽  
Transplanting Shock ◽  
Semi Arid

Long-term nitrogen balance for pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) in an acid sandy soil of Niger

1993 ◽  
Vol 156 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Hafner ◽  
Joachim Bley ◽  
André Bationo ◽  
Peter Martin ◽  
Horst Marschner
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Nitrogen Balance ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum

Allozyme Variation Among Some Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Cultivars Collected from Tunisia and West Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1087-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oumar Ibrahima ◽  
Farhat Chibani ◽  
Sawsen A. Oran ◽  
Mohamed Boussaid ◽  
Yannis Karamanos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Allozyme Variation

Generation mean analysis of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] grain iron and zinc contents and agronomic traits in West Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 103066
Author(s):  
Bassirou Sani Boubacar Gaoh ◽  
Prakash I. Gangashetty ◽  
Riyazaddin Mohammed ◽  
Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo ◽  
Pangirayi Tongoona
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Generation Mean Analysis ◽  
Iron And Zinc

scholarly journals Archaeobotanical evidence for pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in sub-Saharan West Africa

Antiquity ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (288) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. D'Andrea ◽  
M. Klee ◽  
J. Casey
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Cultural Complex ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Forest Habitats

The remains of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) dating to 3460±200 and 2960±370 BP have been recovered at the archaeological site of Birimi, northern Ghana, associated with the Kintampo cultural complex. This finding represents the earliest known occurrence of pearl millet in sub-Saharan Africa. Results indicate that Kintampo peoples developed effective subsistence adaptations to savannas as well as tropical forest habitats.

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