Table 3.
Leaf pigmentation and photosynthetic measurements of different millets grown under organic farming practices (after 60 DAS).
| Germplasms | Varieties/landraces | Chla (mg g−1 FW) | Chlb (mg g−1 FW) | Carotenoids (μg/gFW) | Chl a/b | Leaf temperature (°C) | Stomatal conductance-GH2O (mmol m−2 s−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxtail millet | SiA 3088 | 3.69 | 2.10 | 149.10 | 1.78 | 39.00 | 147.00 |
| Little millet | OLM 203 | 3.33 | 2.01 | 136.70 | 1.66 | 39.90 | 236.40 |
| Browntop millet | Local | 3.21 | 1.86 | 121.80 | 1.73 | 38.40 | 286.10 |
| Barnyard millet | VL 207 | 3.47 | 1.73 | 117.30 | 2.01 | 39.20 | 234.70 |
| Proso millet | TNAU 145 | 3.08 | 2.05 | 96.50 | 1.50 | 39.10 | 253.60 |
| Finger millet | VL Mandua 324 | 3.32 | 1.96 | 112.70 | 1.69 | 38.50 | 162.50 |
| VL Mandua 352 | 3.55 | 2.06 | 116.50 | 1.72 | 38.60 | 280.30 | |
| VL Mandua 172 | 3.38 | 1.98 | 102.60 | 1.71 | 39.40 | 217.10 | |
| VL Mandua 347 | 3.26 | 1.94 | 91.90 | 1.68 | 40.40 | 159.70 | |
| Sikkim-1 | 3.55 | 2.04 | 125.10 | 1.74 | 41.10 | 168.20 | |
| Sikkim-2 | 3.45 | 2.08 | 105.70 | 1.66 | 40.40 | 239.40 | |
| Nagaland-1 | 3.17 | 1.84 | 107.90 | 1.72 | 40.60 | 192.10 | |
| Nagaland-2 | 3.52 | 1.98 | 98.00 | 1.76 | 41.00 | 238.70 | |
| SEm± | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2.59 | 0.04 | SEm± | 0.80 | |
| CD (P=0.05) | 0.12 | 0.14 | 7.57 | 0.13 | CD (P = 0.05) | 2.34 |