Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1
Written by Andreea ENEA, Simona-Florina ISTICIOAIA, Roxana CĂLUGĂR, Teodor ROBU, Camelia URDĂ, Andreea-Sabina PINTILIE, Oana MÎRZAN, Alexandra LEONTE, Margareta NAIE, Cosmin MURARU
Millet is a secondary crop in Romania but at the global scale it occupies substantial cultivated areas in arid regions (Asia and Africa), where its grains constitute a staple food for populations. In the context of recent climatic changes, the diversification of cultivated species has become a well-established objective. Consequently, in 2022, Panicum miliaceum L. was incorporated into the research portfolio of the A.R.D.S. Secuieni. The investigation focuses on two main objectives: the effect of temperature on millet seed germination and the interaction between genotype and row spacing on millet grain yield. Laboratory experiments demonstrated a directly proportional relationship between temperature and germination percentage, with 50.25% germination recorded at 10°C and 97.75% at 20°C. Field trial results revealed that millet demonstrates pronounced adaptability to the pedoclimatic conditions of the Secuieni area in 2022. Under these conditions, the evaluated genotypes produced average yields ranging from 1984 kg/ha (cultivar Marius - 12.5 cm row spacing) to 1664 kg/ha (BG 1 - 50 cm row spacing), highlighting an inverse relationship between grain yield and row spacing.
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{simplepopup popup="false" name="Citation27"}ENEA A., ISTICIOAIA S.F., CALUGAR R., ROBU T., URDA C., PINTILIE A.S., MIRZAN O., LEONTE A., NAIE M., MURARU C. 2026, THE EFECT OF TEMPERATURE IN THE MILLET SEED GERMINATION AND THE INFLUENCE OF ROW SPACING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SEVERAL Panicum miliaceum L. GENOTYPES UNDER THE PEDOCLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF A.R.D.S. SECUIENI. Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1, ISSN 2285-5785, 227-232. {/simplepopup}