@article{icrisat1784, year = {1999}, title = {Participatory Evaluation of Pearl Millet Cultivars in Northern Nigeria}, pages = {53--55}, author = {R Tabo and A O Ogungbile and S C Gupta and O Ajayi}, volume = {40}, journal = {International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter.}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/1784/}, abstract = {Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) cv. GB 8735 was compared with local cultivars in 9 villages in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states, N. Nigeria, in the 1996 rainy season. Yield averaged 1.22 t/ha in the improved cultivar and 0.90 t in the local cultivar. The improved cultivar was also desirable for its earliness.} }