Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …

The whole genome sequence (WGS) of the much awaited, nutrient rich and climate resilient
crop, finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) has been released recently. While …

Salt stress is a major abiotic stress that exerts detrimental effects on plant growth,
development and yield worldwide. Humic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring component of …

Finger millet (FM; Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is becoming increasingly vulnerable to
various climate-induced stresses, because of which the genetic and genomic resources will …

Millets are nutrient-rich (nutri-rich) cereals with climate resilience attributes. However, its full
productive potential is not realized due to the lack of a focused yield improvement approach …

A plethora of studies have uncovered numerous important genes with agricultural
significance in staple crops. However, when it comes to orphan crops like minor millet …

Abiotic stresses [water availability (less or excess water), salinity, temperature extremes
(freezing, cold, or high), metal, nutrient stress, etc.] are major constraints in the global …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is a minor millet grown in the arid and semiarid
tropics and subtropics of Asia and Africa. It is cultivated for food, as well as fodder and …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) a Poaceae family member, is the sixth important food crop,
which has very high nutritional value but can be grown in a variety of problem soils and …

Salinity stress is a major environmental impediment affecting the growth and production of
crops. Finger millet is an important cereal grown in many arid and semi-arid areas of the …