the effect of different salinity levels (1.7, 5, 10, 15 and 20 ds.m-1) on yield and forage quality of two millet cultivars (nutrifeed and bastan) was investigated in this experiment. a factorial test based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted during 2010-11 growing season. the results showed that with increase in salinity, dry matter yield decreased. the hig...

Flour blends produced from pearl millet, green gram, and tigernut pomace were evaluated for their chemical composition pasting characteristics. Sixteen runs (flour blends) generated using optimal mixture design of response surface methodology used the determination functional properties. Four thereafter chosen evaluation proximate composition, antioxidant, The properties flour had significant (...

For the evolution of new pearl millet hybrids with diverse cytoplasmic background suitable for specific areas and condition, there is a need for diversified CMS sources among locally adaptable lines and identification of locally adaptable restorers. The present study was undertaken to screen the male sterile and restorer lines among the crosses of five male sterile lines and thirty inbreds of p...

Crop populations in smallholder farming systems are shaped by the interaction of biological, ecological, and social processes, occurring on different spatiotemporal scales. Understanding these dynamics is fundamental for the conservation of crop genetic resources. In this study, we investigated the processes involved in sorghum and pearl millet diversity dynamics on Mount Kenya. Surveys were co...

In India, Pearl millet grown in 7.41 million ha area with an average production of 10.3 tonnes. Analysis 1030 soil samples from major pearl growing areas representing 10 districts indicated widespread multi-nutrient deficiency involving 2 to 6 nutrients including NK, NKS, NKB, NPKS, NKSZn and NPKSZnB. Incidence expansion such deficiencies Indian soils owing inadequate unbalanced nutrient input ...

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L. R. Br.) is an important cereal crop grown mainly in the arid and semi-arid regions of India known to possess the natural ability to withstand thermal stress. To elucidate the molecular basis of high temperature response in pearl millet, 12 days old seedlings of P. glaucum cv. 841A were subjected to heat stress at 46 degrees C for different time durations ( 30...