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Little millet (Samai) – Panicum sumatrense
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| Grain |
Panicle |
Season and Varieties
| Crop |
Districts grown |
Samai |
Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi. |
| District/Season |
Variety |
a) June - July (Hill slopes of Coimbatore and Erode districts)
b) July-August (Dharmapuri)
c) September-October |
CO 3, CO (Samai) 4
Paiyur 1, Paiyur 2, CO 3, CO (Samai) 4
CO 3, CO (Samai) 4 |
| PARTICULARS |
CO 3 |
CO (Samai) 4 |
| Parentage |
Selection from germplasm bank |
CO 2 x MS 1684 |
| Duration (days) |
80 - 85 |
75-80 |
| Pigmentation |
Green |
Green |
| Tillering ability |
High |
High |
| Panicles |
long, loose panicle |
Open and Loose |
| Grain Character |
Brown |
Grayish yellow |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
| Rainfed |
1066 |
1567 |
| Special features |
Bold grain, Non-lodging suits for early & late sowing |
Short duration,
suitable for the
existing double
cropped rainfed
situation of North,
North Western and
Western zones of Tamil Nadu |
| PARTICULARS |
Paiyur 1 |
Paiyur 2 |
| Parentage |
Pureline selection from Santhur local |
Pure line selection from PM 295 |
| Duration (days) |
105 -110 |
85 |
| Pigmentation |
Dark green |
Green |
| Tillering ability |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Panicles |
Semi compact long |
long, loose panicle |
| Grain Character |
Brown |
Brown |
| Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
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| Rainfed |
870 |
850 |
| Special features |
Long duration |
Short duration, suitable for little millet – Horse gram cropping sequence |
Seeds and sowing |
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For line planting 10 kg/ha
For sowing 12.5 kg/ha for use of Gorru or seed drill is recommended. |
Plough the field thoroughly 2 or 3 times using a small iron plough or country plough to fine tilth. |
Seed treatment |
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Treat 1 kg of seeds with 2 g Thiram or Carbendazim. |
Field preparation |
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Plough the field thoroughly 2 or 3 times using a small iron plough or country plough to fine tilth. |
Fertilizer application |
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Apply basally
FYM/COMPOST: 12.5 t/ha
Nitrogen : 44 kg/ha
Phosphorus : 22 kg/ha |
Spacing |
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For line planting 25 x 10 cm for sowing 10 cm in between plants |
Weeding |
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First weeding is done on the 15th DAS and the second weeding on 40th DAS |
Thinning |
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Thinning is done soon after weeding or before 20 DAS |
Plant Protection |
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Usually no major problem of pests and diseases |
| Post Harvest Technology |
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