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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &<br />

Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad<br />

day productivity was highest with sorghum, but it was closely followed by pearl millet, finger<br />

millet and foxtail millet. Per day productivity <strong>of</strong> barnyard millet was higher than kodo millet<br />

due to its shorter duration. Little millet crop recorded lowest grain yield and per day<br />

productivity. Hence, little millet crop was not pr<strong>of</strong>itable to be grown under rice fallows.<br />

Because <strong>of</strong> the shorter duration and higher per day productivity, pearl millet and foxtail millet<br />

were found best with limited supplemental irrigation. With sufficient supplemental irrigation,<br />

sorghum, finger millet and kodo millet resulted in good economic yields.<br />

Grain yield (kg/ha)<br />

Per day productivity (Kg/ha/day)<br />

Grain yield (kg/ha)<br />

4000<br />

3500<br />

3000<br />

2500<br />

2000<br />

1500<br />

1000<br />

500<br />

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35.0<br />

30.0<br />

25.0<br />

20.0<br />

15.0<br />

10.0<br />

5.0<br />

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Per day productivity (kg/ha/day)<br />

Grain yield and per day productivity <strong>of</strong> different millet crops under rice fallow condition<br />

Nutritive values <strong>of</strong> millet fodder were far superior as compared to paddy straw (Chaudhry,<br />

1998). Hence, millet fodder would be the ideal source <strong>of</strong> cattle feed. Among different millet<br />

crops tested under rice fallow situation, highest fodder yield was recorded with sorghum and it<br />

was closely followed by the fodder yields <strong>of</strong> finger millet and kodo millet. The longer growing<br />

period <strong>of</strong> these crops might be the reason for higher biomass accumulation as compared to the<br />

other millet crops.<br />

Conclusion<br />

From this study it was concluded that sorghum and finger millet recorded higher yields under<br />

rice fallow lands provided with sufficient supplemental irrigation. Pearl millet and foxtail millet<br />

will be best suitable under limited supplemental irrigation due to shorter duration coupled with<br />

high productivity.<br />

References<br />

Ali, M., Ghosh, P.K., Hazra, K.K. 2014. Resource conservation technologies in rice fallow. In:<br />

Ghosh et al (eds) Resource conservation technology in pulses. Scientific, Jodhpur, pp<br />

83–89.<br />

881 | Page Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts

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