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Barnyard millet – a potential food and feed crop of future

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/8996/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12243
 
Title Barnyard millet – a potential food and feed crop of future
 
Creator Sood, S
Khulbe, R K
Gupta, A K
Agrawal, P K
Upadhyaya, H D
Bhatt, J C
 
Subject Food legumes
Food and Nutrition
 
Description The two species under genus Echinochloa, E. frumentacea (Indian barnyard
millet) and E. esculenta (Japanese barnyard millet), are cultivated
for food and fodder by hilly and tribal communities in Asia particularly
in India, China and Japan. The crop has wide adaptability and occupies a
special place in marginal rainfed areas because of its short life cycle.
Although the area under the crop has come down drastically in last 50
years, the crop ability to survive under harsh conditions makes it a better
choice during famine years. In the Indian Himalayan region, the crop
was traditionally used as a substitute for rice. It has been identified as a
suitable choice for climate-resilient agriculture. High nutrient content and
antioxidant effects make it to be considered as a functional food crop.
Recently, the demand of the crop has increased due to its highly nutritious
grains. Thus, it has the potential to provide both food and nutritional
security particularly in hills where nutritional deficiencies are in
abundance. Despite enormous potential, the crop has not gained the popularity
among masses and is still considered as poor man’s food. This
work therefore is an attempt to compile the meagre information available
on crop history, evolution, crop breeding and present status to make the
crop competitive and revamp its cultivation.
 
Publisher Blackwell Verlag GmbH
 
Date 2015
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/8996/1/PlantBreeding_134_2_135-147_2015.pdf
Sood, S and Khulbe, R K and Gupta, A K and Agrawal, P K and Upadhyaya, H D and Bhatt, J C (2015) Barnyard millet – a potential food and feed crop of future. Plant Breeding, 134 (2). pp. 135-147. ISSN 0179-9541