SALIENT FEATURES OF RELEASED VARIETIES OF LITTLE MILLET CROPS (1989 TO 2016)

Sl. Institute where Year of Maturity Av. Yield

Name of variety Pedigree Area of adaptation Special features
No. developed release (days) (Q/ha)
17 Paiyur 1 x OLM 29 Jagdalpur 2016 90-95 12-14 Recommended for
IGKVV, Raipur upland cultivation,
BL 6 National
and rich in zinc and
calcium
16 Co-4 x Paiyur – 2 ARS, Hanumanmatti, 2016 95-100 14-16
DHLM 36-3 National Late maturing variety
UAS, Dharwad
15 Chhattisgarh Kutki- CO-2 x TNAU 97 Jagdalpur 2016 90-95 10-12 Chhattisgarh It has high iron
2 (BL-4) IGKVV, Raipur content (28.3 mg/100
g grain). Tolerant to
major pests.
14 GV-2 Derivative from mutant Waghai, NAU, 2016 115-125 26-28 Gujarat Clean White colour
of released variety Navsari and bold seeded,
'Gujarat Resistant to pest and
diseases.
Vari -1'
13 Phule Selection from local ZARS, Kolhapur, 2016 120-130 12-14 Sub-montane and Ghat Non- lodging.
Ekadashi(KOPLM 83 germplasm MPKV rahuri Zone of Maharashtra
12 JawaharKutki 4 DLM 42 x Kutki 1 Rewa 2016 75-80 13-15 Rainfed areas of Suitable for sole as
(JK 4) JNKVV Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh well as inter/mixed
cropping, responsive
to NPK, resistant to
drought, lodging, and
key pest Shoot fly
and moderately
resistant to head smut
11 JK 36 Selection from local Rewa, JNKVV, 2009 75-80 10-12 M.P. state Tolerant to shootfly
Shahdolgermplasm Jabalpur
10 OLM 208 Selection from Lajigada OUAT, Berhampur 2009 100-105 12-15 National Moderately resistant
local to shootfly
9 OLM 217 Selection from Udayagiri OUAT, Berhampur 2009 105-110 15-16 National Resistant to rust and
local grain smut, but
moderately resistant
to sheath blight,
tolerant to shootfly
8 Co 4 Co 2 x MS 1684 TNAU, Coimbatore 2005 75-80 16-20 Tamilnadu Non-lodging, suitable
for double cropping,\.
Odisha, Madhya Drought tolerant
7 OLM 20 Mutant of SS-81-1 OUAT, Odisha 2003 75-80 11-12
Pradesh, Chattisgarh
Selection from local Karnataka, Andhra Resistant to blast and
OUAT, Berhampur,
6 Tarini(OLM 203) cultivar (KL 2) of 2001 105-110 10-11 Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, grain smut
Odisha
Koraput Dist. Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh, Resistant to brown
Kolab Odisha, Chattisgarh, spot and sheath blight
5 Mutant of SS-81-1 OUAT, Odisha 2001 95-100 10-11
(OLM 36) Bihar, Karnataka,
Gujarat
Pure line selection from Late maturity
4 Paiyur 2 TNAU, Coimbatore 2000 95-100 7.5-8.5 Tamil Nadu
accession PM 295
Selection from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, High grain and
3 TNAU 63 TNAU, Coimbatore 1997 90-100 11-12
germplasm MS 2369 Gujarat fodder yield
Bihar Plateau, Early maturity
2 BirsaGundli 1 Selection from Local BAU, Ranchi 1993 55-60 7-8
Jharkhand
1 Paiyur 1 Pure line selection RRS, Paiyur, TNAU 1989 90-95 8-10 Tamil Nadu Late maturity