Finger millet: a “certain” crop for an “uncertain” future and a solution to food insecurity and hidden hunger under stressful environments

SM Gupta, S Arora, N Mirza, A Pande, C Lata… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
Crop growth and productivity has largely been vulnerable to various abiotic and biotic
stresses that are only set to be compounded due to global climate change. Therefore …

Genetic diversity and genomic resources available for the small millet crops to accelerate a New Green Revolution

TL Goron, MN Raizada - Frontiers in plant science, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Small millets are nutrient-rich food sources traditionally grown and consumed by
subsistence farmers in Asia and Africa. They include finger millet (Eleusine coracana), foxtail …

Genome and Transcriptome sequence of Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) provides insights into drought tolerance and nutraceutical properties

S Hittalmani, HB Mahesh, MD Shirke, H Biradar… - BMC genomics, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is an important staple
food crop widely grown in Africa and South Asia. Among the millets, finger millet has high …

Barnyard millet for food and nutritional security: Current status and future research direction

VG Renganathan, C Vanniarajan, A Karthikeyan… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Barnyard millet (Echinochloa species) has become one of the most important minor millet
crops in Asia, showing a firm upsurge in world production. The genus Echinochloa …

Healthy and resilient cereals and pseudo-cereals for marginal agriculture: molecular advances for improving nutrient bioavailability

JP Rodríguez, H Rahman, S Thushar… - Frontiers in genetics, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
With the ever-increasing world population, an extra 1.5 billion mouths need to be fed by
2050 with continuously dwindling arable land. Hence, it is imperative that extra food come …

Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] Improvement: Current Status and Future Interventions of Whole Genome Sequence

S Antony Ceasar, T Maharajan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
The whole genome sequence (WGS) of the much awaited, nutrient rich and climate resilient
crop, finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) has been released recently. While …

Phenomics and genomics of finger millet: current status and future prospects

S Sood, DC Joshi, AK Chandra, A Kumar - Planta, 2019‏ - Springer
Main conclusion Diverse gene pool, advanced plant phenomics and genomics methods
enhanced genetic gain and understanding of important agronomic, adaptation and …

Genome‐wide association map** and comparative genomics identifies genomic regions governing grain nutritional traits in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L …

S Puranik, PP Sahu, S Beynon… - Plants, People …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Micronutrient deficiency is a serious and underestimated global
health concern. Identifying existing micronutritional richness in traditional crops, and …

[ספר][B] Millets and millet technology

A Kumar, MK Tripathi, D Joshi, V Kumar - 2021‏ - Springer
Globalization and industrialization of agriculture although benefitted with adequate food
supplies, its negative side effects have also been realized particularly with respect to loss of …

Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops

SN Kamenya, EO Mikwa, B Song, DA Odeny - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021‏ - Springer
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …