Photosynthetica 2003, 41(1):157-159 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1025841320024

Grain Yield in Pearl Millet in Relation to Source Size and Proximity to Sink

A.K. Joshi1,*, J.N. Pandya1, K.V. Buhecha1, H.R. Dave1, K.V. Pethani1, C.J. Dangaria1
1 Millet Research Station, Gujarat Agricultural University, Jamnagar (Gujarat), India

Two pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. emend. Stuntz] hybrids GHB-30 and MH-179 were given defoliation treatments prior to anthesis comprising zero leaf to intact control. Keeping or removing even flag leaf only significantly altered the grain yield. With increasing leaf area (leaf numbers) the grain yield also significantly increased. Test mass showed more or less a similar trend. The leaves in the upper portion (nearer to sink) showed a greater contribution to the grain yield than the lower ones (away from sink). However, the highest leaf efficiency in terms of contribution per unit leaf area and the contribution by the whole leaf to the grain yield was recorded by 4th and 3rd leaf, respectively. The stem (covered with petioles) contributed to the extent of around 12 %. The existing leaves compensated to some extent for the defoliated ones.

Additional key words: defoliation; leaf area; Pennisetum glaucum; source size

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Joshi, A.K., Pandya, J.N., Buhecha, K.V., Dave, H.R., Pethani, K.V., & Dangaria, C.J. (2003). Grain Yield in Pearl Millet in Relation to Source Size and Proximity to Sink. Photosynthetica, 41(1), 157-159. doi: 10.1023/A:1025841320024
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