Table 2.
Foxtail millet accessions planted in the 2022 DS field trials: visual characteristics, days to 50 % flowering (DTF), and origin.
| Accession | Growth habit | Seed and spike color | DTF∗ | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon | Semi upright | Very light brown | 84 | Batanes |
| Arie | Spreading | light brown | 57 | Orchid, Taiwan |
| Balles | Semi upright | Reddish-brown | 61 | Batanes |
| Bayaras | Semi upright | Very light brown | 92 | Batanes |
| Camacho | Erect | Reddish-brown | 59 | Batanes |
| Cobico | Semi upright | Very light brown | 92 | Batanes |
| Cordel | Semi upright | Reddish-brown | 62 | Batanes |
| de Sagon | Spreading | Very light brown | 84 | Batanes |
| Diahang | Erect | Reddish-brown | 59 | Batanes |
| Felicidad | Semi upright | Very light brown | 83 | Batanes |
| GB61483 | Erect | Reddish-brown | 66 | Unknown |
| GB61739 | Semi upright | Very light brown | 81 | Unknown |
| Karanet | Semi upright | black with some light brown | 60 | Orchid, Taiwan |
| Langa | Erect | black with some light brown | 59 | Orchid, Taiwan |
| Mavaheng | Semi upright | Reddish-brown | 56 | Batanes |
| Palacu∗ | Erect | Light brown | 40 | Amulung, Cagayan |
| Primitivo | Erect | Reddish-brown | 62 | Batanes |
| Salengua | Semi upright | Very light brown | 92 | Batanes |
| Tukon | Semi upright | Very light brown | 86 | Batanes |
| Ukig∗ | Drooping | Light brown | 86 | Catanduanes, Bicol |
| Valugan | Erect | Reddish-brown | 60 | Batanes |
| Viola | Erect | Reddish-brown | 59 | Batanes |
*Note that accessions Palacu and Ukig were not included in the 2022 dry season field trial and nutrient composition analysis due to shipping and work disruptions in 2021. Data on these accessions were taken from 2022 wet season and greenhouse trials.
*
Number of days from sowing to at least half (50 %) of plants per accession have full spikes.