Technology leaflet: Comparison of millet varieties

From the Cinzana Research Station, Mali

Application area	Semiarid			Semiarid & Intermediate		Intermediate		Sub-humid
	Variety	Souna x Sanio TC88	Pool 6	PN4 C1	Toroniou C1	Guéfouè 16	Pool 9	Souna x Sanio TC88	ICMV-IS 88102
	Local name	na**	na**	na**	na**	na**	na**	na**	Benkadinio
	Registration	1994	1994	1994	1994	1998	1994	1998	1994
	Annual rainfall (mm)	400 - 600	400 - 600	400 - 600	400 - 800	400 - 800	600 - 800	600 - 900	700 - 900
	Grain yield (t/ha)	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.5 - 2.0	1.5 - 2.0	1.2	1.5 - 2.0	2.5
	Time to flowering (d)	55 - 65	65 - 70	60 - 65	65 - 70	70 - 75	70 - 75	75 - 80	80
	Daylength response	slightly sensitive	slightly sensitive	slightly sensitive	sensitive	sensitive	slightly sensitive	sensitive	sensitive
	Vigor at emergence	good	good	fairly good	good	good	good	good	fairly good
	Plant height (m)	1.8 - 2.0	2.0 - 2.5	1.5	2.5 - 3.0	2.5 - 3.0	2.0 - 2.8	2.5 - 3.0	2.5 - 3.0
	Tillering	moderate	moderate	abundant	abundant	abundant	moderate	abundant	abundant
	Grain color	light yellow	light gray	light gray	gray-yellow	light gray	light gray	white gray	gray-yellow
	Endosperm	moderately vitreous	moderately vitreous	moderately vitreous	moderately vitreous	very vitreous	moderately vitreous	vitreous	moderately vitreous
	Consistency tô	poor	good	good	good	good	good	good	good
	Downy mildew	slightly susceptible	slightly susceptible	tolerant	tolerant	tolerant	slightly susceptible	tolerant	tolerant
	Smut	slightly susceptible	slightly susceptible	slightly susceptible	tolerant	tolerant	slightly susceptible	tolerant	tolerant
	Earworm	resistant	resistant	na**	resistant	resistant	slightly susceptible	resistant	tolerant
	Striga	susceptible	susceptible	susceptible	susceptible	susceptible	susceptible	susceptible	susceptible