Dr.C.MABEL JOSHALINE Assistant Professor Dept.of
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slide1. Dr.C.MABEL JOSHALINE
Assistant Professor
Dept.of Rural Development Science
Arul Anandar College
Madurai-625514
AGRONOMY OF FIELD CROPS<br>
slide2. UNIT- II Pearl millet- CUMBU Pennisetum glaucum<br>
slide3. Climate Tropical crop.
Grow in all conditions
Yields well under drought /high temperatures.
Best temperature for crop growth is 27 - 30°C.
Soil type
Loamy sands to loams
Well drained, non saline and non alkaline are more suitable
Varieties
Hybrid CO 9 CO 10
 Suitable for all districts of TN
Days 80 90
Suitable Irrigated/Rainfed Irrigated/Rainfed
Yield - t/hac
Rainfed 2.7 2.9
Irrigated 3.7 3.5
Resistant to downy mildew Resistant to DM<br>
slide4. Method of cultivation Irrigated and Rainfed
In irrigated it is grown as 1. Transplanted . 2. Direct sown
In Transplanted
Nursery area is 7.5cents- apply 750kg of FYM- form beds of 3 m x 1.5 m
Sow 3.75 kg of seeds in 7.5 cents by forming shallow rills with fingers
5 irrigations – for every 5 days- after 18 days pull out the seedlings and transplant in main field
Irrigated-
Rainfed-
Transplanted-
Direct sown-
Nursery-
Herbicide-
Pesticide-<br>
slide5. Main Field preparation Plough with an iron plough twice and with country plough twice. Bring the soil into fine tilth.
summer ploughing,
deep tillage once in three years
Fine and smooth seed bed free from clods
Free of weeds,
Termites & ants
field is ready for sowing<br>
Assistant Professor
Dept.of Rural Development Science
Arul Anandar College
Madurai-625514
AGRONOMY OF FIELD CROPS<br>
slide2. UNIT- II Pearl millet- CUMBU Pennisetum glaucum<br>
slide3. Climate Tropical crop.
Grow in all conditions
Yields well under drought /high temperatures.
Best temperature for crop growth is 27 - 30°C.
Soil type
Loamy sands to loams
Well drained, non saline and non alkaline are more suitable
Varieties
Hybrid CO 9 CO 10
 Suitable for all districts of TN
Days 80 90
Suitable Irrigated/Rainfed Irrigated/Rainfed
Yield - t/hac
Rainfed 2.7 2.9
Irrigated 3.7 3.5
Resistant to downy mildew Resistant to DM<br>
slide4. Method of cultivation Irrigated and Rainfed
In irrigated it is grown as 1. Transplanted . 2. Direct sown
In Transplanted
Nursery area is 7.5cents- apply 750kg of FYM- form beds of 3 m x 1.5 m
Sow 3.75 kg of seeds in 7.5 cents by forming shallow rills with fingers
5 irrigations – for every 5 days- after 18 days pull out the seedlings and transplant in main field
Irrigated-
Rainfed-
Transplanted-
Direct sown-
Nursery-
Herbicide-
Pesticide-<br>
slide5. Main Field preparation Plough with an iron plough twice and with country plough twice. Bring the soil into fine tilth.
summer ploughing,
deep tillage once in three years
Fine and smooth seed bed free from clods
Free of weeds,
Termites & ants
field is ready for sowing<br>