Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn), belongs to
genus Eleusine in the tribe Eragrostideae family Poaceae (Gramineae), and
subfamily Chloridoideae, self pollinating, with chromosome number 2n=36, ranks
fourth in importance among millets in the world after sorghum, pearl millet,
and foxtail millet. It is mainly grown as a cereal in semi-arid tropics (SAT)
and sub tropics of the world under rain-fed conditions. It is a hardy crop that
can be grown in very diverse environments from almost at sea level to about
2400 m.a.s.l. Finger millet has an excellent food value as its seeds contain
protein ranging from 7 to 14% and are particularly rich in methionine amino
acid, iron, and calcium. Despite all these merits, this crop has been neglected
from the main stream of crop improvement research. One of the means to boost
its production and productivity is to enhance utilization of finger millet
germplasm to breed superior varieties. Keeping this objective in view, a core
subset of finger millet germplasm (622 accessions) based on origin and data on
14 quantitative traits was developed from the entire global collection of 5940
accessions held in the genebank at ICRISAT,
|
S. No. |
IE Number |
Origin |
|
1 |
6 |
|
|
2 |
9 |
|
|
3 |
61 |
|
|
4 |
196 |
|
|
5 |
224 |
|
|
6 |
501 |
|
|
7 |
510 |
|
|
8 |
518 |
|
|
9 |
546 |
|
|
10 |
563 |
|
|
11 |
588 |
|
|
12 |
593 |
|
|
13 |
595 |
|
|
14 |
615 |
|
|
15 |
633 |
|
|
16 |
667 |
|
|
17 |
678 |
|
|
18 |
680 |
|
|
19 |
712 |
|
|
20 |
808 |
|
|
21 |
817 |
|
|
22 |
821 |
|
|
23 |
848 |
|
|
24 |
872 |
|
|
25 |
886 |
|
|
26 |
895 |
|
|
27 |
930 |
|
|
28 |
942 |
|
|
29 |
954 |
|
|
30 |
991 |
Unknown |
|
31 |
1010 |
Unknown |
|
32 |
1023 |
Unknown |
|
33 |
1026 |
Unknown |
|
34 |
1055 |
Unknown |
|
35 |
2006 |
|
|
36 |
2008 |
|
|
37 |
2014 |
|
|
38 |
2030 |
|
|
39 |
2034 |
|
|
40 |
2039 |
|
|
41 |
2042 |
|
|
42 |
2047 |
|
|
43 |
2062 |
|
|
44 |
2064 |
|
|
45 |
2065 |
|
|
46 |
2088 |
|
|
47 |
2091 |
|
|
48 |
2093 |
|
|
49 |
2106 |
|
|
50 |
2108 |
|
|
51 |
2116 |
|
|
52 |
2118 |
|
|
53 |
2131 |
|
|
54 |
2139 |
|
|
55 |
2146 |
|
|
56 |
2150 |
|
|
57 |
2169 |
|
|
58 |
2180 |
|
|
59 |
2183 |
|
|
60 |
2187 |
|
|
61 |
2212 |
|
|
62 |
2217 |
|
|
63 |
2223 |
|
|
64 |
2235 |
|
|
65 |
2238 |
|
|
66 |
2264 |
|
|
67 |
2288 |
|
|
68 |
2293 |
|
|
69 |
2296 |
|
|
70 |
2299 |
|
|
71 |
2312 |
|
|
72 |
2322 |
|
|
73 |
2323 |
|
|
74 |
2341 |
|
|
75 |
2350 |
|
|
76 |
2354 |
|
|
77 |
2355 |
|
|
78 |
2358 |
|
|
79 |
2363 |
|
|
80 |
2379 |
|
|
81 |
2384 |
|
|
82 |
2386 |
|
|
83 |
2393 |
|
|
84 |
2399 |
|
|
85 |
2402 |
|
|
86 |
2416 |
|
|
87 |
2425 |
|
|
88 |
2430 |
|
|
89 |
2437 |
|
|
90 |
2440 |
|
|
91 |
2452 |
|
|
92 |
2457 |
|
|
93 |
2476 |
|
|
94 |
2486 |
|
|
95 |
2487 |
|
|
96 |
2500 |
|
|
97 |
2502 |
|
|
98 |
2503 |
|
|
99 |
2523 |
|
|
100 |
2535 |
|
|
101 |
2551 |
|
|
102 |
2564 |
|
|
103 |
2568 |
|
|
104 |
2572 |
|
|
105 |
2573 |
|
|
106 |
2574 |
|
|
107 |
2581 |
|
|
108 |
2586 |
|
|
109 |
2587 |
|
|
110 |
2589 |
|
|
111 |
2590 |
|
|
112 |
2591 |
|
|
113 |
2593 |
|
|
114 |
2606 |
|
|
115 |
2608 |
|
|
116 |
2619 |
|
|
117 |
2622 |
|
|
118 |
2633 |
|
|
119 |
2644 |
|
|
120 |
2645 |
|
|
121 |
2652 |
|
|
122 |
2653 |
|
|
123 |
2674 |
|
|
124 |
2689 |
|
|
125 |
2704 |
|
|
126 |
2710 |
|
|
127 |
2713 |
|
|
128 |
2732 |
|
|
129 |
2760 |
|
|
130 |
2780 |
|
|
131 |
2790 |
|
|
132 |
2794 |
|
|
133 |
2799 |
|
|
134 |
2818 |
|
|
135 |
2820 |
|
|
136 |
2821 |
|
|
137 |
2825 |
|
|
138 |
2838 |
|
|
139 |
2850 |
|
|
140 |
2857 |
|
|
141 |
2861 |
|
|
142 |
2868 |
|
|
143 |
2869 |
|
|
144 |
2871 |
|
|
145 |
2872 |
|
|
146 |
2884 |
|
|
147 |
2890 |
|
|
148 |
2896 |
|
|
149 |
2909 |
|
|
150 |
2911 |
|
|
151 |
2921 |
|
|
152 |
2938 |
|
|
153 |
2939 |
|
|
154 |
2945 |
|
|
155 |
2957 |
|
|
156 |
2971 |
|
|
157 |
2983 |
|
|
158 |
2996 |
|
|
159 |
2999 |
|
|
160 |
3000 |
|
|
161 |
3015 |
|
|
162 |
3025 |
|
|
163 |
3028 |
|
|
164 |
3038 |
|
|
165 |
3045 |
|
|
166 |
3046 |
|
|
167 |
3062 |
|
|
168 |
3066 |
|
|
169 |
3070 |
|
|
170 |
3073 |
|
|
171 |
3075 |
|
|
172 |
3077 |
|
|
173 |
3094 |
|
|
174 |
3096 |
|
|
175 |
3101 |
|
|
176 |
3104 |
|
|
177 |
3106 |
|
|
178 |
3111 |
|
|
179 |
3114 |
|
|
180 |
3120 |
|
|
181 |
3124 |
|
|
182 |
3127 |
|
|
183 |
3134 |
|
|
184 |
3135 |
|
|
185 |
3165 |
|
|
186 |
3169 |
|
|
187 |
3174 |
|
|
188 |
3175 |
|
|
189 |
3196 |
|
|
190 |
3225 |
|
|
191 |
3238 |
|
|
192 |
3248 |
|
|
193 |
3254 |
|
|
194 |
3257 |
|
|
195 |
3270 |
|
|
196 |
3278 |
|
|
197 |
3280 |
|
|
198 |
3287 |
|
|
199 |
3291 |
|
|
200 |
3313 |
|
|
201 |
3317 |
|
|
202 |
3329 |
|
|
203 |
3330 |
|
|
204 |
3334 |
|
|
205 |
3363 |
|
|
206 |
3391 |
|
|
207 |
3392 |
|
|
208 |
3412 |
|
|
209 |
3413 |
|
|
210 |
3431 |
|
|
211 |
3443 |
|
|
212 |
3446 |
|
|
213 |
3449 |
|
|
214 |
3450 |
|
|
215 |
3455 |
|
|
216 |
3470 |
|
|
217 |
3475 |
|
|
218 |
3477 |
|
|
219 |
3478 |
|
|
220 |
3489 |
|
|
221 |
3492 |
|
|
222 |
3502 |
|
|
223 |
3510 |
|
|
224 |
3515 |
|
|
225 |
3531 |
|
|
226 |
3533 |
|
|
227 |
3543 |
|
|
228 |
3547 |
|
|
229 |
3559 |
|
|
230 |
3566 |
|
|
231 |
3575 |
|
|
232 |
3581 |
|
|
233 |
3604 |
|
|
234 |
3612 |
Unknown |
|
235 |
3614 |
Unknown |
|
236 |
3654 |
|
|
237 |
3657 |
|
|
238 |
3663 |
|
|
239 |
3693 |
|
|
240 |
3694 |
|
|
241 |
3697 |
|
|
242 |
3704 |
|
|
243 |
3705 |
|
|
244 |
3721 |
|
|
245 |
3723 |
|
|
246 |
3738 |
|
|
247 |
3753 |
|
|
248 |
3758 |
|
|
249 |
3769 |
|
|
250 |
3779 |
|
|
251 |
3780 |
|
|
252 |
3803 |
|
|
253 |
3808 |
|
|
254 |
3817 |
|
|
255 |
3821 |
|
|
256 |
3826 |
|
|
257 |
3827 |
|
|
258 |
3901 |
|
|
259 |
3910 |
|
|
260 |
3935 |
|
|
261 |
3945 |
|
|
262 |
3947 |
|
|
263 |
3952 |
|
|
264 |
3973 |
|
|
265 |
3987 |
|
|
266 |
4028 |
|
|
267 |
4036 |
|
|
268 |
4047 |
|
|
269 |
4057 |
|
|
270 |
4070 |
|
|
271 |
4073 |
|
|
272 |
4097 |
|
|
273 |
4107 |
|
|
274 |
4110 |
|
|
275 |
4115 |
|
|
276 |
4116 |
|
|
277 |
4118 |
|
|
278 |
4121 |
|
|
279 |
4122 |
|
|
280 |
4134 |
|
|
281 |
4147 |
|
|
282 |
4152 |
|
|
283 |
4163 |
|
|
284 |
4165 |
|
|
285 |
4181 |
|
|
286 |
4192 |
|
|
287 |
4218 |
|
|
288 |
4220 |
|
|
289 |
4229 |
|
|
290 |
4245 |
|
|
291 |
4257 |
|
|
292 |
4274 |
|
|
293 |
4287 |
|
|
294 |
4295 |
|
|
295 |
4296 |
|
|
296 |
4310 |
|
|
297 |
4312 |
|
|
298 |
4329 |
|
|
299 |
4339 |
|
|
300 |
4340 |
|
|
301 |
4347 |
|
|
302 |
4350 |
|
|
303 |
4383 |
|
|
304 |
4386 |
|
|
305 |
4401 |
|
|
306 |
4403 |
|
|
307 |
4414 |
|
|
308 |
4425 |
|
|
309 |
4443 |
|
|
310 |
4476 |
|
|
311 |
4483 |
|
|
312 |
4491 |
|
|
313 |
4497 |
|
|
314 |
4519 |
|
|
315 |
4525 |
|
|
316 |
4529 |
|
|
317 |
4545 |
|
|
318 |
4554 |
|
|
319 |
4563 |
|
|
320 |
4565 |
|
|
321 |
4570 |
|
|
322 |
4584 |
|
|
323 |
4585 |
|
|
324 |
4622 |
|
|
325 |
4646 |
|
|
326 |
4647 |
|
|
327 |
4658 |
|
|
328 |
4671 |
|
|
329 |
4677 |
|
|
330 |
4688 |
|
|
331 |
4708 |
|
|
332 |
4709 |
|
|
333 |
4734 |
|
|
334 |
4755 |
|
|
335 |
4757 |
|
|
336 |
4759 |
|
|
337 |
4789 |
|
|
338 |
4795 |
|
|
339 |
4797 |
|
|
340 |
4801 |
|
|
341 |
4816 |
|
|
342 |
4817 |
|
|
343 |
4826 |
|
|
344 |
4842 |
|
|
345 |
4866 |
|
|
346 |
4887 |
|
|
347 |
4905 |
|
|
348 |
4909 |
|
|
349 |
4911 |
|
|
350 |
4916 |
|
|
351 |
4963 |
|
|
352 |
4972 |
|
|
353 |
4984 |
|
|
354 |
4997 |
|
|
355 |
4998 |
|
|
356 |
5030 |
|
|
357 |
5065 |
|
|
358 |
5066 |
|
|
359 |
5090 |
|
|
360 |
5091 |
|
|
361 |
5105 |
|
|
362 |
5106 |
|
|
363 |
5107 |
|
|
364 |
5112 |
|
|
365 |
5120 |
|
|
366 |
5123 |
|
|
367 |
5124 |
|
|
368 |
5129 |
|
|
369 |
5142 |
|
|
370 |
5145 |
|
|
371 |
5149 |
|
|
372 |
5156 |
|
|
373 |
5165 |
|
|
374 |
5173 |
|
|
375 |
5177 |
|
|
376 |
5179 |
|
|
377 |
5182 |
|
|
378 |
5186 |
|
|
379 |
5193 |
|
|
380 |
5201 |
|
|
381 |
5208 |
|
|
382 |
5229 |
|
|
383 |
5231 |
|
|
384 |
5239 |
|
|
385 |
5245 |
|
|
386 |
5260 |
|
|
387 |
5295 |
|
|
388 |
5306 |
|
|
389 |
5314 |
|
|
390 |
5315 |
|
|
391 |
5317 |
|
|
392 |
5320 |
|
|
393 |
5321 |
|
|
394 |
5331 |
|
|
395 |
5343 |
|
|
396 |
5349 |
|
|
397 |
5359 |
|
|
398 |
5364 |
|
|
399 |