Description
The study evaluated the productivity of different millet varieties and landraces under organic conditions. Finger millet, foxtail millet, and little millet generally showed superior productivity compared to other millet types. Among finger millet varieties, the high-yielding variety VL Mandua 352 and local landraces like Nagaland-2 and Sikkim-1 performed exceptionally well.
Findings
Finger millet adapts well to organic production systems in the NEHR.
Local landraces can compete with or outperform high-yielding varieties in terms of productivity.
Millet productivity ranged from 0.29 to 1.43 Mg ha−1 depending on the variety.
Stats
Finger millet cv. VL Mandua 352 recorded highest average grain yield: 1.43 Mg ha−1.
Local landrace Nagaland-2 yield: 1.31 Mg ha−1.
Local landrace Sikkim-1 yield: 1.25 Mg ha−1.