Response of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica) Under Dryland Condition in Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The experiment was carried out during two consecutive kharif season of 1990 to 1991 in village Rendhar of Model Watershed, Rendhar, Jalaun on farmer’s fields under Bundelkhand dryland condition. The main objective was to compare the high yielding variety of foxtail millet with available local check in degraded soils of Bundelkand, U.P. The ravines affected area of watershed was reclaimed with different soil and water engineering measures. The experimental soil was Parwa, having low fertility status. The foxtail variety G.P.U.S.-6 was compared with local chick of foxtail millet. The crop was fertilized with 60 kg N, 40 kg P₂O₅ and 30 kg K₂O/ha. The improved cultivar G.P.U.S.-6 gave highest grain yield by 8.64 q/ha over local check (7.30 q/ha). Thus newly developed cultivar G.P.U.S.-6 gave higher grain yield by 1.34 q/ha or 18.35 per cent in comparison to local check under dryland condition of watershed.

Cultivar G.P.U.S.-6, Engineering measure, Maize inercropping, South India, Watershed project.