Effects of Different Sowing Dates on Growth and Yield of Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) in Baicheng

Sowing dates can affect the morphological and agronomic characteristics, yield of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) greatly. Treatments of B1 with the sowing date of May 8, B2 with the sowing date of May 18, B3 with the sowing date of May 28, B4 with the sowing date of June 7, B5 with the sowing date of June 17 were designed as different sowing dates for proso millet, Ningmi-15. The different growth periods, morpholofical and agronomic characteristics, yield-related traits and yield of Ningmi-15 were studied under the treatments of the 5 sowing dates. Results showed that sowing dates can significantly affect the indexes of growth, development and yield greatly. The yield of proso millet planted at May 18 was the highest one of the 5 sowing date treatments, which was 5232.33 kg/hm(2). The proper sowing dates were from May 18 to May 28 for proso millet in Baicheng.