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Variable Pathogens of Millets

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Title Variable Pathogens of Millets
 
Creator King, S B
Thakur, R P
 
Subject Millets
 
Description 'Millets' are a group of small-seeded cereal and forage grasses
that are used for f&, feed, and forage, They provide staple food for
millions of people in arid and semi-arid tropical areas of the world, arrd
some are also important in temperate wnes, T h e y are cultivated rnostl y in
Asia, Africa, parts of Europe, and to a l i d t e d extent in the western hernisphere
(primarily as forage), Grain from these crops is generally superior
nutritionally to rice and wheat and has good storage qualities, Millets often
provide the only cereal option for the rnarginal areas where they are
g r o w - They are frequently short-term, warrn season (surnrner) crops,
and individual species or varieties frequently possess some unusual characters
for adaptation, e . g - tolerance to or escape from drought, high temperature,
low soil fertility, and diseases or pests, or use, e - g - special foods or
beverages- Common arrd scientific names of species generally considered
to belong t o millets are given in Table 1,
 
Date 1995
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4724/1/CP_910.pdf
King, S B and Thakur, R P (1995) Variable Pathogens of Millets. In: Bellagio meeting on "Disease Management Through Biotechnology: Improving Sorghum and Millet Crops in Asia and Africa", 15-19 November 1993, Ames, Lowa, USA.