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Crops that feed the world 11. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.): an important source of food security, nutrition and health in the arid and semi-arid tropics

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Title Crops that feed the world 11. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.): an important source of food security, nutrition and health in the arid and semi-arid tropics
 
Creator Jukanti, A. K .
 
Contributor Gowda, CL Laxmipathi
Rai, K.N.
Manga, Vinod Kumar
Bhatt, R.K.
 
Subject adaptations
production constraints
Pearl millet
 
Description Pearl millet is a major cereal in the arid and semiarid
regions of Asia and Africa. It is primarily cultivated for
grain production, but its stover is also valued as dry fodder.
Pearl millet is resilient to climate change due to its inherent
adaptability to drought and high temperatures. It is also tolerant
of saline and acid soils, and is well adapted to marginal
lands with low productivity. Pearl millet germplasm exhibits
large genetic variability for yield components; and various
agronomic, adaptation and nutritional traits. Open pollinated
varieties and hybrids are two important cultivar options, but
higher productivity is realized through hybrids. Pearl millet
has fewer pest and disease problems compared to other cereals
and is suited to different cropping systems. It is highly responsive
to improved crop management practices, as witnessed in
parts of India where it is grown as an irrigated summer crop
that produces higher yields and better quality grain. Pearl millet
has high nutritional value in terms of high levels of energy,
dietary fibre, proteins with a balanced amino acid profile,
many essential minerals, some vitamins, and antioxidants.
These play a significant role in prevention of important human
ailments such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative
diseases. There is great potential for harnessing
these positive attributes through genetic improvement, improved
crop management, and grain processing and food products technologies. These should help to develop greater
global awareness of the importance of this crop for food and
nutritional security
 
Date 2016-03-08
2017-03-22T02:14:58Z
2017-03-22T02:14:58Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9379
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/IZ2ROnxg
A. K. Jukanti, CL Laxmipathi Gowda, K. N. Rai, Vinod Kumar Manga, R. K. Bhatt. (8/3/2016). Crops that feed the world 11. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L. ): an important source of food security, nutrition and health in the arid and semi-arid tropics. Food Security, 8 (2), pp. 307-329.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6523
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Springer Verlag (Germany)
 
Source Food Security;8,(2016) Pagination 307,329