Response to Selection for Increased Individual Grain Mass in Pearl Millet.

From: Crop Science | Date: January 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Although pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is traditionally a small grain crop, a trait associated with adaption to marginal environments, there are both agronomic and usage-related reasons for seeking to increase individual grain mass (or size). Individual grain mass appears to have a low to moderate heritability in pearl millet, suggesting that genetic improvement based on some form of progeny testing is likely to be effective. The objective of this research was to quantify the percentage increase in individual grain mass that could be achieved in a modern open-pollinated ...

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