BAJRA
BAJRA
Bajra or pearl millet is an important coarse grain crop and considered to be the poor man’s staple nourishment. It is believed to be the native of Africa, from where it spread to India and other countries. It is one of the important crops of South Eastern Asia, China, India, Pakistan, Arabia, Sudan, Russia and Nigeria. In India, it is grown in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Bajra grains form a staple diet of about 10% population in the country and valuable fodder for cattle.
In India bajra is grown over an area of 11.34 million hectares with total production of 5.5 million tons. It is grown everywhere in India The local varieties of bajra grow very tall and mature late. The yield of these varieties is also very low. But due to efforts of All India Co-ordinated Research Project several hybrids and composites are now available. These solve the problems of low yielding for farmers.
Nirala Seeds monitors its seed varieties to give the farmer the highest quality. The R&D wing perseveres with the main objective to
- Develop high yielding hybrids with downey mildew disease resistance/tolerance for different zones
Aman 30– Tall in plant height. Stem is non pigmented with nodal hairyness. Nodes are slightly pigmented. Tillering type. Fully exerted panicles. Glumes are present. Good thresh-ability is noticed. Very compact, conical shaped medium long sized panicles. Tip sterility is observed. Grains are medium bold sized, globular in shape and gray in color with shinyness.
Aman 40– Tall in plant height. Stem is non pigmented with slight hairyness at nodes. Nodes are slightly pigmented. Fully exerted panicles. Glumes are present. Good thresh-ability is noticed. Compact, conical shaped medium long sized panicles. Tip sterility is observed. Grains are medium bold sized, globular in shape and gray in color with shinyness.