Selection criteria for culm strength in Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatumL.) to suit mechanical harvesting

Kodo millet is an important small millet crop suited to dry land and subsistence farming in India. Due to scarcity of agricultural manpower, farm mechanization turns out to be inevitable to sustain the cultivation of millets. To facilitate mechanical harvesting the plant type should be non-lodging a...

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Main Author: Sreeja, R., Subramanian,* A., Nirmalakumari, A. And Kannan Bapu, J.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2014-09-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:https://sites.google.com/site/ejpb2011/vol-5-3/EJPB_V5_N3_459-466.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1