Barnyard Millet Genotype Performance and Nutritional Traits in India

Thirty-nine barnyard millet genotypes were evaluated for agro-morphological and nutritional traits across two agro-ecological locations in India during the 2024 kharif season. The dataset includes results from analysis of variance, correlation studies, and principal component analysis, with the first eight components explaining 78.45% of total variation. It was authored by Nakka Amulya.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between grain yield and component traits like plant height and flag leaf length using the provided correlation coefficients.
• Apply principal component analysis on the 19 generated components to explore genetic divergence, focusing on PC1, PC2, and PC3 which explain 41.64% of variation.
• Classify the 39 genotypes into distinct clusters using the documented cluster analysis results to identify groups with superior yield and nutritional attributes.
• Compare grain yield and nutritional quality performance of genotypes based on their country of origin, such as Cameroon, Russia, India, Malawi, and Syria.

Strengths

• Dataset covers 39 distinct barnyard millet genotypes, providing a basis for genetic variability analysis.
• Analysis includes 19 principal components, with the first eight explaining 78.45% of total variation.
• Data was collected from two contrasting agro-ecological locations (Jhansi and Almora) during a specific season (2024 kharif).
• Cluster analysis identified four distinct groups, with Cluster III containing 16 genotypes and a maximum inter-cluster distance of 6.51.

Limitations

• Very small dataset at 17.4 KB, indicating limited raw observational data, likely a summary document.
• Unknown row and column structure; the primary data is presented within a DOCX file, not a structured table.
• Findings are specific to the 2024 kharif season and two locations in India, limiting temporal and geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Field evaluation of 39 barnyard millet genotypes across two locations in India.

Time Range

2024 kharif season

Freshness

Data from the 2024 kharif season, last updated in the repository on 2026-03-25.

Geography

Jhansi and Almora, India