S.K. Maurya, S. Nath, S.S. Patra and S. Rout*
School of Forestry & Environment
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences,
Allahabad-211007 (Uttar Pradesh), INDIA.
*Email: srout.forestry@gmail.com
Received-05.12.2015, Revised-11.12.2015
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during the kharifseason 2014 at the research farm of School of Forestry & Environment, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, to find out influence of weather parameters on pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) varieties under Allahabad condition in Randomized block design (factorial) with nine treatments replicated thrice. The results revealed that on 23rd July maximum growing degree day (1874.4 0C), hygrothermal unit-I (159679.6%), hygrothermal unit-II (100522.0%), photo temperature (2968.4 0C), nycto temperature (2968.4 0C). Whereas, maximum photo thermal unit (18885.2 0C), heliothermal unit (12147.90C) and inter-diurnal temperature (846.8 0C) was recorded at 06 August sowing date.
Keywords: Pearl millet, Varieties, Agrometeorological indices
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