Small millets for enduring food security amidst pandemics

M Muthamilarasan, M Prasad - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Food security is an ongoing problem, and current staple foods are not sufficient to overcome
challenges such as the present COVID-19 pandemic. We propose here that small millets …

Alternative strategies for multi-stress tolerance and yield improvement in millets

M Numan, DD Serba, A Ligaba-Osena - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Millets are important cereal crops cultivated in arid and semiarid regions of the world,
particularly Africa and southeast Asia. Climate change has triggered multiple abiotic …

Biotechnological approaches to dissect climate-resilient traits in millets and their application in crop improvement

RK Singh, M Muthamilarasan, M Prasad - Journal of Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Small millets' is a generic term that includes all the millets except pearl millet and
sorghum. These small or minor millets constitute eleven species that are marginally …

Genetic enhancement of climate-resilient traits in small millets: A review

P Choudhary, P Shukla, M Muthamilarasan - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Agriculture is facing the challenge of feeding the ever-growing population that is projected to
reach ten billion by 2050. While improving crop yield and productivity can address this …

A mechanistic view on lodging resistance in rye and wheat: a multiscale comparative study

A Muszynska, A Guendel, M Melzer… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of crop varieties that are resistant to lodging is a top priority for breeding
programmes. Herein, we characterize the rye mutant´ Stabilstroh'('stable straw') possessing …

The trilogy of wild crops, traditional agronomic practices, and UN-sustainable development goals

A Singh, RK Dubey, AK Bundela, PC Abhilash - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world population is projected to become 10 billion by the end of this century. This
growing population exerts tremendous pressure on our finite food resources. Unfortunately …

Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe?

MG Manzeke-Kangara, F Mtambanengwe, MJ Watts… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Improving iron (Fe) concentration in staple grain crops could help reduce Fe-deficiency
anaemia in communities dependent on plant-based diets. Co-application of nitrogen (N) and …

Revisiting the physical mutagenesis for sugarcane improvement: a stomatal prospective

S Yasmeen, MT Khan, IA Khan - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study was conducted to investigate the influence of gamma rays on stomatal
parameters and the interaction of these traits with agronomy of the sugarcane crop. Three …

Unlocking the potential of Kodo millet: reviving an indigenous super grain for tomorrow's nutrition

G Jeeva, B Suhasini, L Pramitha, JP Jency, P Joshi… - Planta, 2024 - Springer
Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L.) is an underutilized crop that encompasses
nutritional benefits and climate resilience, making it a viable option for future crop …

Plant Regeneration and transgenic approaches for the development of abiotic stress-tolerant small millets

M Arun, N Vidya, K Saravanan, J Halka… - Omics of climate resilient …, 2022 - Springer
Small millets, a member of the Poaceae family grows well in Asia, Africa, and some regions
of Europe. These millets are a great source of protein, therefore, it is highly used as a source …