38. IC331688 (INGR22137), a finger millet germplasm with more number of productive tillers (4.7cm) and taller plant (119 cm)

¹ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India

²ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus-110012, New Delhi, India

³AICRP on Small millets, Athiyandal-606603, Tamil Nadu, India

⁴Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Vizianagaram-535001, Andhra Pradesh, India

⁵AICRP on Small Millets, GKVK Campus, UAS-B, Bengaluru-560065, Karnataka, India

⁶AICRP on Small millets, HMRS, NAU, Waghai-394730, Gujarat, India

⁷AICRP on Small millets, ZARS, UAS-B, Mandya-571405, Karnataka, India

^*venkatesh@millets.res.in

Online published on 11 March, 2026.