ASSESSMENT OF MILLET COLLECTION ACCESSIONS ON YIELD, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF GREEN MASS

Abstract

The paper deals with the results of the assessment of millet collection accessions on yield, chemical composition and nutritional value of green mass. It’s established that on average when harvesting millet plants at the milk-wax stage of ripeness, green mass yield is formed 9.0-97.5% more compared to an earlier harvest (paniculation stage) and depending on a variety. It’s identified that the varieties Askoldo, Veselopodlyanske 311, Kamyshinskoye, Yubileinoye, Kievske 87, Orenburskoye, K-8683 have the highest content of crude and digestible protein. On these indicators they exceeded the standard variety Galinka by 14.8–31.1 and 11.0–30.1 %. In this connection it’s reasonable to use them in breeding for the development of high yield varieties of millet.