Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn): Nutritional Importance and Nutrient Transporters

T Maharajan, SA Ceasar… - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Finger millet is a nutri-rich cereal crop of poor people living in the developing countries of
Asia and Africa. Finger millet grains contain high amounts of potassium, phosphorus …

Negative impacts of arsenic on plants and mitigation strategies

D Sinha, S Datta, R Mishra, P Agarwal, T Kumari… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arsenic (As) is a metalloid prevalent mainly in soil and water. The presence of As above
permissible levels becomes toxic and detrimental to living organisms, therefore, making it a …

Management of phosphorus nutrient amid climate change for sustainable agriculture

T Maharajan, SA Ceasar, TPA Krishna… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nutrients are essential for plant growth and development and influence overall agricultural
production. Phosphorus (P) is a major nutrient required for many physiological and …

Application of CRISPR/Cas system in cereal improvement for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance

T Maharajan, TPA Krishna, K Rakkammal, SA Ceasar… - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion Application of the recently developed CRISPR/Cas tools might help
enhance cereals' growth and yield under biotic and abiotic stresses. Abstract Cereals are …

Improvement of millets in the post-genomic era

TP Ajeesh Krishna, T Maharajan, SA Ceasar - Physiology and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) genotypes exposed to short-term drought stress induced by PEG-6000

K Rakkammal, T Maharajan, RN Shriram… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drought is a dangerous abiotic stress affecting major cereals' growth, development, and
yield, including finger millet. This study examined the physiological responses of 10-finger …

Improving abiotic stress tolerance in sorghum: focus on the nutrient transporters and marker-assisted breeding

T Maharajan, TPA Krishna, RM Kiriyanthan… - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion Identification of molecular markers and characterization of nutrient
transporters could help to improve the tolerance under abiotic and low nutrient stresses in …

Multi-omics intervention in Setaria to dissect climate-resilient traits: Progress and prospects

PR Aggarwal, L Pramitha, P Choudhary… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Millets constitute a significant proportion of underutilized grasses and are well known for
their climate resilience as well as excellent nutritional profiles. Among millets, foxtail millet …

Zinc supply influenced the growth, yield, zinc content, and expression of ZIP family transporters in sorghum

T Maharajan, TPA Krishna, SA Ceasar, S Ignacimuthu - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion Zinc deficiency altered shoot and root growth, plant biomass, yield, and ZIP
family transporter gene expression in sorghum. Abstract Zinc (Zn) deficiency affects several …

Zinc supply influences the root-specific traits with the expression of root architecture modulating genes in millets

TP Ajeesh Krishna, T Maharajan… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
This study analyzed the root phenotypic, seed yield, biochemical, and molecular changes of
seven millets under differential Zn supply. Seven types of millets, such as foxtail millet, finger …