International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (442) Last page : (451)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5813
Effect of Different Environmental Conditions on Sorghum Fodder Yield and Its Related Traitsl
Ashok Kumar Dehinwal1*, S. K. Pahuja1, M. Shafiqurrahaman1, Anil Kumar1 and
Mohinder Singh2
1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana - 125004, India
2Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, Delhi-NCR, India-122505
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ashokdehinwalccshau@gmail.com
Received: 4.09.2017 | Revised: 7.10.2017 | Accepted: 10.10.2017
ABSTRACT
A study was made in Sorghum bicolor with line × tester (6 females × 4 males) to estimate the fodder yield and its component traits of different hybrids and parents under different environments. For this purpose, 24 specific cross combinations were developed by using 10 diverse parents during kharif season in 2014-15. These hybrids along with 10 parents and two standard checks (SSG 59-3 and MFSH 4) were evaluated at two locations (Hisar and Karnal) with early and late sowing during kharif season in 2015-16. The analysis of variance indicated the presence of variability among hybrids and their parents. Among the male parents HJ 541 (337.9 g) and G 46 (299.6 g) and in female parents 467A (407.1 g) and 56A (372.3 g) exhibited highest green fodder yield. Among male parents HJ 541 (90.0 g) and G 46 (87.5 g) and among female parents 56A (104.2 g) and 467A (105.4 g) showed highest dry fodder yield. Hybrid 465A × HJ 513 showed maximum green fodder yield (413.1 g) followed by 467A × G 46 (412.2 g), 9A × IS 2389 (370.8 g). This hybrid was also good for dry fodder yield (110.8 g), leaf length (76.5 cm) and leaf breadth (6.2 cm). Maximum dry fodder yield was recorded by the hybrid 467A × G 46 (114.6 g) followed by 465A × HJ 513 (110.8 g) and 9A × IS 2389 (109.6 g). This hybrid was also good for green fodder yield (412.2 g), leaf length (78.9 cm) and stem diameter (15.0 cm).
Key words: Sorghum bicolor, Environment, Quantitative traits, Green fodder yield, Dry fodder yield
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Cite this article: Dehinwal, A.K., Pahuja, S.K., Shafiqurrahaman, M., Kumar, A. and Singh, M., Effect of Different Environmental Conditions on Sorghum Fodder Yield and Its Related Traits, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 442-451 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5813
