Millets are a group of important drought-resistant “nutri-cereals” commonly cultivated in arid
and semi-arid areas. A renewed focus on increasing their production and highlighting …

Millets are small seeded cereal crops predominantly cultivated and consumed by resource-
poor farmers in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa. Millets possess rich nutrients and a …

Abiotic factors are an important constraint in regulating plants growth, architecture, and
survival in a particular geographical area. The abiotic components include temperature …

Plants cannot live in isolation like other individuals. Throughout their life cycle, they interact
with the microbiome ensuing in highly complex plant-microbe (PM) interactions that can be …

Micronutrient malnutrition is a serious threat to the developing world's human population,
which largely relies on a cereal-based diet that lacks diversity and micronutrients. Besides …

Millets are nutritionally rich crops, constituting an important part of the diverse food crops
grown and consumed in most states of India and its surrounding regions. The different types …

Dynamic advances in genetic engineering and plant studies leading to unprecedented plant
yield have been largely offset by unfettered global population growth. It is therefore …

Pearl millet [Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone; also known as Pennisetum glaucum],
originated 4900 years ago, is a C4 crop with high photosynthetic efficiency and fulfills the …

Highlights•Millets offer nutritious, resilient alternatives to conventional food systems.•Millet
domestication was rooted in adaptability and stability under poor conditions, enabling …

Millets are food and nutrient security crops in the semi-arid tropics of developing countries.
Crop improvement using modern tools is one of the priority areas of research in millets. The …