Genetic and genomic resources, and breeding for accelerating improvement of small millets: current status and future interventions

M Vetriventhan, VCR Azevedo, HD Upadhyaya… - The Nucleus, 2020 - Springer
Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Exploration of millet models for develo** nutrient rich graminaceous crops

M Muthamilarasan, A Dhaka, R Yadav, M Prasad - Plant Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute to high mortality
among considerable proportion of the current 7.2 billion global populations, especially …

Orphan crops: A best fit for dietary enrichment and diversification in highly deteriorated marginal environments

AO Talabi, P Vikram, S Thushar, H Rahman… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Orphan crops are indigenous and invariably grown by small and marginal farmers under
subsistence farming systems. These crops, which are common and widely accepted by local …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Over-expression of a NAC 67 transcription factor from finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) confers tolerance against salinity and drought stress in rice

H Rahman, V Ramanathan, J Nallathambi… - BMC …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background NAC proteins (NAM (No apical meristem), ATAF (Arabidopsis
transcription activation factor) and CUC (cup-shaped cotyledon)) are plant-specific …