Pearl millet Pearl millet - Niamey, Regional Genebank

Characterization of germplasm is prerequisite for utilization in crop improvement. Phenotypic characterization involves recording characters which are highly heritable, easily seen by eye and are expressed in all environments. ICRISAT germplasm accessions are characterized at Sadore, Niamey, Niger (Latitude: 13.51^o N, Longitude: 2.12^o E). The descriptors developed for characterization and preliminary evaluation are followed in each crop are used for characterization. Crop-specific characterization details are described in the ICRISAT genebank technical manual no. 10.

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Accession identifier	Plant height (cm)-rainy	Plant height (cm)-postrainy	Productive tillers No.	Total tillers No.	Fodder yield potential	Overall plant aspect	Days to flowering-rainy	Days to flowering-postrainy	Panicle exertion (cm)	Panicle length (cm)-rainy	Panicle length (cm)-postrainy	Panicle width (mm)-rainy	Panicle width (mm)-postrainy	Panicle shape	Spiklet density	Bristle length	Seed shape	Seed color	1000-Seed Wt (g)	Seed yield potential
ISP 1	171		2	3	Poor		56		1	19		25		Conical	Loose	Short	Hexagonal	Grey brown	9	0.26
ISP 2	185		1	4	Very poor		58			22.17		16.24		Globose	Loose	Long	Hexagonal	Grey	9.3
ISP 3	143		1	2	Poor	Intermediate	62			21		27.4		Conical	Loose	Long	Globular	Grey	7.5
ISP 4	200		1	2	Very poor		55	53	7.2	16.7		23.68		Globose	Intermediate	Long	Hexagonal	Grey brown	8.6
ISP 5	219	179	2	4	Very poor		55	47		29.38	23.2	18.65	21.7	Conical	Loose	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	8
ISP 6					Poor	Low	54							Conical	Intermediate	Long	Hexagonal	Grey brown	11	0.21
ISP 7	201	226	2	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	55	46		30.8	27	26.4	21.4	Candle	Intermediate	Long	Globular	Grey brown	10.5	0.92
ISP 8	255		2	4	Very poor		66		9.18	27.05		26.85		Globose	Intermediate	Long	Hexagonal	Grey brown	12	1.82
ISP 9	220	205	2	4	Intermediate	Low	50	44		17.8	22.8	30	21.04	Conical	Intermediate	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	9.6	1.26
ISP 10	151		1	4	Poor	Low	56			12.5		12.6		Conical	Intermediate	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	8	0.33
ISP 11	208		3	6	Intermediate	High	53		-10	32.8		32.6		Conical	Compact	Short	Globular	Grey brown	9.6
ISP 12	184		1	3	Poor	Intermediate	54	48	4	15.8		33.1		Conical	Intermediate	Short	Obovate	Deep grey	11.3	0.69
ISP 13	238		2	4	Very poor		66	64	4.125	28.7		13.92		Conical	Intermediate	Long	Globular	Deep grey	8.7
ISP 14	210	172	3	4	Intermediate	Intermediate	56	46		28.4	21.6	26.4	18.76	Conical	Intermediate	Medium	Globular	Grey brown	10.4	1.32
ISP 15	245		3	6	Intermediate	High	53		-12.4	45.6		27.4		Cylindrical	Compact	Short	Hexagonal	Ivory	10.5
ISP 16	246		3	6	Intermediate	High	58		-17.2	53.8		23.4		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Ivory	11.5
ISP 17	229		1	5	Intermediate	High	58		-16.4	44		28.5		Candle	Intermediate	Medium	Globular	Ivory	10.4
ISP 18	246		1	2	Poor	Intermediate	58		-23	60		23.4		Cylindrical	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Ivory	11
ISP 19	218		2	6	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-16	55.2		22		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Deep grey	10.1
ISP 20	248		2	2	Intermediate	High	55		-11	49		22.5		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Grey brown	9.4
ISP 21	245		3	4	Intermediate	High	55		-13.2	61		24.3		Candle	Compact	Short	Globular	Deep grey	9.6
ISP 22	257		2	6	Poor	Intermediate	55		-15.8	48.2		29.4		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Oblanceolate	Cream	8.9
ISP 23	245		2	6	Intermediate	Low	54		-8.2	47		21.5		Cylindrical	Compact	Short	Obovate	Deep grey	9.3
ISP 24	237		3	6	Intermediate	Low	53		-17.4	54.2		26.7		Candle	Intermediate	Medium	Obovate	Grey brown	10.1
ISP 25	244		2	5	Intermediate	Low	55		-16.2	55.8		19		Cylindrical	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Ivory	10.4
ISP 26	259		2	4	Intermediate	Intermediate	55		-11.4	51.6		20		Candle	Intermediate	Medium	Obovate	Grey brown	10.5
ISP 27	238		2	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	55		-14	62.2		19		Candle	Intermediate	Medium	Obovate	Grey brown	8.5
ISP 28	260		2	4	Intermediate	High	58		-15.6	48		19.7		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	8.4
ISP 29	254		2	4	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-21	54.4		28.5		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Grey brown	9.5
ISP 30	235		1	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	58		-15	51.6		27.2		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Deep grey	11.1
ISP 31	220		2	3	Poor	Intermediate	53		-11	39		28.8		Cylindrical	Intermediate	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	9.6
ISP 32	222		3	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	58		-14	38.2		28.4		Conical	Compact	Short	Globular	Grey brown	8.9
ISP 33	241		2	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-15.6	55.2		28.5		Conical	Loose	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	8.5
ISP 34	274		3	4	Good	High	53		-16	47.8		26.2		Candle	Loose	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	9.5
ISP 35	213		1	4	Intermediate	Intermediate	57			24.6		25.8		Conical	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Grey brown	8.9	0.42
ISP 36	226		2	3	Very poor		57	53	11.08	70.6		22.97		Globose	Compact	Short	Obovate	Mixture of white and grey	9.2	0.95
ISP 37	218		3	7	Good	High	53		-11	25.8		40			Intermediate	Short	Globular	Deep grey	10.4
ISP 38	267		2	4	Poor	High	54		-8.6	45.4		34.3		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Obovate	Deep grey	11.5
ISP 39	250		3	4	Intermediate	High	50		-8.4	33.2		32.2		Conical	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Deep grey	9.8
ISP 40	244		2	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	48		-13.8	22.2		35			Intermediate	Short	Globular	Deep grey	8.5
ISP 41	235		2	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	48		-15	38.6		29.2		Candle	Intermediate	Short	Globular	Deep grey	7.8
ISP 42	238		2	6	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-19.6	48.6		24.9		Cylindrical	Compact	Short	Globular	Grey brown	9.9
ISP 43	249		2	4	Intermediate	Low	53		-13.2	45.2		23		Cylindrical	Loose	Medium	Globular	Grey brown	8.8
ISP 44	293		2	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-19.8	73.2		19.4		Candle	Loose	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	9.9
ISP 45	253		2	3	Intermediate	Low	53		-20.6	63.2		25.8		Candle	Loose	Short	Globular	Grey brown	8.8
ISP 46	257		3	5	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-18.4	44.2		24		Cylindrical	Loose	Short	Globular	Grey brown	10
ISP 47	278		2	4	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-19.4	63.8		25.1		Candle	Loose	Medium	Globular	Grey brown	9.1
ISP 48	259		2	4	Poor	High	53		-20.2	57.2		25.1		Candle	Loose	Short	Obovate	Deep grey	9.4
ISP 49	256		2	3	Intermediate	Intermediate	53		-24.6	55.8		21.6		Candle	Loose	Short	Obovate	Deep grey	10.8
ISP 50	274		3	4	Intermediate	Intermediate	50		-17.6	42.8		27.6		Candle	Compact	Short	Obovate	Grey brown	9.8

Accession identifier

Country of origin

Plant height (cm) - rainy

Plant height (cm) - postrainy

Days to flowering - rainy

Days to flowering - postrainy

Panicle length (cm) - postrainy

Panicle width (mm)-postrainy

Panicle shape

Seed color

1000 Seed weight (g)