Abstract:
Regenerated plants (R,) from callus derived from seeds and their progenies (R2) of three cultivars and R3
progeny of one cultivar of finger millet {Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) were evaluated for different agronomic
characters. All the R, plants were shorter than the control while R2 plants were taller. Number of tillers
showed an increase in R,, R2 and R3 generations. In two out of three cultivars in R2 generation, the
regenerants flowered earlier compared to control. Another important trait exhibited by R,, R2 and R3
plants was the branching of tillers, which was absent in the control. The range of variation was less for
branches / spike, spike length, and 1000 seed weight, whereas grain yield / plant showed an extensive
variation when compared with the control.
