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Insect and other Animal Pests of Millets

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Title Insect and other Animal Pests of Millets
 
Creator Sharma, H C
Davies, J C
 
Subject Millets
 
Description Pearl millet is a staple cereal best suited to the harsh
climate of the seasonally hot, frequently drought prone
semi-arid regions of Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It
is grown on an estimated 26m ha in these two regions and
constitutes the major staple crop in the Sahelian region of
West Africa.
Considerable advances have been made in grain yields on
other crops such as rice, wheat and corn - crops that are
extensively cultivated in areas with favorable soil and
climatic conditions and high technological —inputs. - Pearl
millet and sorghum are usually cultivated in poor soils with
little or no inputs by poor farmers. However, pearl millet
is highly adaptable, providing sustainable yields under
extreme environmental and biotic stress conditions * This
crop has the potential to feed several millions of the
poorest people of the semi-arid tropics and thus reduce the
economic imbalance in those countries that are today highly
dependent on food imports.
The importance which ICRISAT attaches to this crop is
evidednced by the establishment of the regional ICRISAT
Sahelian Center at Sadore, near Niamey, NIGER. Among the
major constraints to millet production, insect pests
diseases, birds and rodents cause severe yield losses.to a
crop that provides considerable calories and protein in
human diets.
By providing a comprehensive overview of the major pests of
pearl millet, this book will meet the requirements of
several scientists, technicians and extension agents
actively involved in the improvement of this crop especially
in countries where it is the major staple crop.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1988
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7258/1/InsectAndOtherAnimalPest_1988.pdf
Sharma, H C and Davies, J C (1988) Insect and other Animal Pests of Millets. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.