Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2002.539.542Pennisetum typhoidum L.) Germplasms for Fodder]]>AkmalM. Zulfiqar 5200255Eight divergent genotypes of millet (NARC-5, Local Quetta, EXB (D2) Bulk, NARC-1 DBR-3, local-Tandojam, Tift-383 and MB-87) were used to evaluate their fodder quality and production. Data revealed significant differences (P<0.05) in millets genotypes right from emergence till the dry matter production. NARC-5 showed the highest emergence (165) rate per meter square, greater green leaf number (14/plant), specific leaf area (63.7 cm2/g) and dry matter yield (19444kg ha1). On the mean fresh matter basis, genotypes NARC-1 yielded the highest (58331 kg ha1) with almost near about production of 52776 and 54165 kg ha1 for genotypes NARC-5 and Tift-83, respectively. Regarding forage quality of the millets genotypes, differences (P < 0.05) were also observed for crude protein (CP), ether extracts (EE), mineral matter (MM), crude fiber (CF) and nitrogen free extract (NFE). Local Quetta yielded the highest CP in matter. NARC-5, NARC-1 and Tift-83 were nearly of the same range in tissue CP. EE mimicked similar order as explained for CP among the genotypes. NARC-1 showed the highest (8.84%) and MB-87 the minimum (8.16%) MM. CF of the genotypes was nearly the same and ranged from 31.77 to 31.39%. NFE among the genotypes ranged from 52.66 to 50.59% with minute differences.]]>Agricultural Statistic,1999Akmal, M.,19971997Anderson, E. and J.H. Martin,198014265288Chaudhry, A.R.,19941994pp: 391-419pp: 391-419Clerc, J.A. and L.H. Bailey,198916212413Devanand, P.S. and L.D.V. Das,199683738739Gupta, P.C. and K. Paradhan,1974in vitro nutrient digestibility of non-legume forages.]]>445677Jiban, M., H.N. Subudhi, R.K. Jain and J. Mitra,1998Pennisetum typhoides).]]>16267271Johnson, R.M. and W.D. Raymond,199318525620Jones, M.B.,19881988pp: 204-242pp: 204-242Kang, Y. and N.K. Yagya,199343245249Kim, J.G.,199083741743Logasundari, A. and A.K.F. Khan,199683741743Rao, R.G. and M. Swaminathan,197011125330Shah, S.S.M. and M. Akmal,20022002Sharma, R.C. and S.H. Adam,198426104108Van Soest, P.J.,196345825829Van Soest, P.J.,196726119128Van Soest, P.J. and L.A. Moore,19651965pp: 783789Yogendra, S., K.C. Sharma, R.S. Raje and Y. Sharma,1999Pennisetum typhoides Burm.).]]>499100Bhatti, M.B.,19961996pp: 5-7pp: 5-7Khattak, G.M.,19981998Hatam, M., M. Akmal, G. Habib and M. Siddiqui,20012001