GENETIC DIVERSITY BEHAVIOR OF SOME PEARL MILLET GENOTYPES ACROSS DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS ........

Millet has a strong ability to adjust to biotic stressors, which are critical criteria for genotypes growing in harsh environments. During two successful seasons in two distinct sites, this study focused on the differential responses of five millet genotypes under two levels of drought with a drop in irrigation water at a rate of 20 and 40% compared to the natural irrigation rate. Breeders have a fair probability of selecting genotypes with high yielding and drought resistance based on mean performance, tolerance indices, and environmental variation in diverse locations. The findings of stover and grain yield reliability based on these factors revealed that Line 1 is the best in terms of attractiveness of a greater stover, while Shandawil cultivar is the best in terms of grain yield. However, when it came to attaining a good yield for both stover and grain, Line 3 was picked. As a result, the focus of this research is on how to make an objective assessment of genotypes in various environments to aid plant breeders in identifying the most suited and stable genotypes for yield in the face of changing environmental conditions.

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