[HTML][HTML] Pearl millet: a climate-resilient nutricereal for mitigating hidden hunger and provide nutritional security

CT Satyavathi, S Ambawat, V Khandelwal… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is the sixth most important cereal crop after rice,
wheat, maize, barley and sorghum. It is widely grown on 30 million ha in the arid and semi …

[HTML][HTML] Breeding drought-tolerant pearl millet using conventional and genomic approaches: Achievements and prospects

RK Srivastava, OP Yadav, S Kaliamoorthy… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is a C4 crop cultivated for its grain and stover in
crop-livestock-based rain-fed farming systems of tropics and subtropics in the Indian …

Leveraging millets for developing climate resilient agriculture

MKL Wilson, R VanBuren - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Millets offer nutritious, resilient alternatives to conventional food systems.•Millet
domestication was rooted in adaptability and stability under poor conditions, enabling …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association analyses of agronomic traits and Striga hermonthica resistance in pearl millet

A Rouamba, H Shimelis, I Drabo, E Mrema… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) is a nutrient-dense, relatively drought-tolerant
cereal crop cultivated in dry regions worldwide. The crop is under-researched, and its grain …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic insights in pearl millet breeding in the genomic era: challenges and prospects

M Singh, U Nara - Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Pearl millet, a vital staple food and an important cereal, is emerging as crop having various
end-uses as feed, food as well as fodder. Advancement in high-throughput sequencing …

[HTML][HTML] Role of genome sequences of major and minor millets in strengthening food and nutritional security for future generations

T Maharajan, TPA Krishna, NM Krishnakumar… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Millets are small-seeded cereals belonging to the family Poaceae. They are considered to
be climate-resilient and future nutritional food cereals for humans. Millets are resistant to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and Trait Association Analysis of 27 Pearl Millet Landraces in Southern Tunisia

T Triki, L Bennani, F Boussora, S Tlahig, S Ben Ali… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., 2n= 2x= 14, Poaceae), is a cross-pollinated,
warm-season crop grown worldwide. To select genotypes for breeding pearl millet cultivars …

Enhancing drought tolerance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.): integrating traditional and omics approaches

C Kapoor, SP Singh, SM Sankar, N Singh - Euphytica, 2022 - Springer
Globally pearl millet production is severely hampered by low moisture stress during crop
season affecting economic yield drastically especially in the dry ecologies. Though …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Genomic Regions for Traits Associated with Flowering in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

JK Baguma, SB Mukasa, E Nuwamanya, T Alicai… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is crucial for the generation of botanical
seed for breeding. However, genotypes preferred by most farmers are erect and poor at …

Accelerating gene discovery in climate‐resilient and nutrient‐rich major and minor millets through genome‐wide association studies: Progress and prospects

R Vellaichamy Gandhimeyyan, V Chockalingam… - Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Millets are known for their resilience and nutritional benefits and hence believed to have a
promising role in ensuring food and nutritional security under changing climatic conditions …