A5072991476- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Peanut Plant Research Studies
- GABA and Rice Research
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Food composition and properties
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
2016-2025
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2019
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
2013-2018
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
2017
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
2008-2015
University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur
2015
Abstract Current agricultural and food systems encourage research development on major crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small- seeded cereal crops the grass family Poaceae . This includes finger millet, foxtail proso barnyard kodo little teff, fonio, job’s tears, guinea browntop millet. are an excellent choice to supplement staple foods for crop dietary diversity because their diverse adaptation marginal lands, less water requirement,...
Millets are small-seeded cereals belonging to the family Poaceae. They considered be climate-resilient and future nutritional food for humans. resistant biotic abiotic stressors compared other major thrive in low-quality soils with little maintenance less rainfall. The importance of millets is still not well known many people due lack popularity cultivation semi-arid tropics Asia Africa. United Nations has declared 2023 as International Year (IYM 2023) promote millet popularize their health...
ABSTRACT Millets are hardy crops adapted to marginal lands in hot, drought‐prone arid and semiarid environments. Among the small millets, barnyard ( Echinochloa spp.), kodo Paspalum scrobiculatum L.), little Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. Schult. ) millets most underresearched terms of useful genetic genomic resources available breeders for enhancement these crops. A core collection is an important strategy enhance use diverse germplasm with agronomically beneficial traits applied...
Proso millet is an important short-duration crop that adapts well to varied climatic conditions and grown worldwide for food, feed fodder purposes. Owing a lack of genetic improvement, the has experienced no yield improvement provides low income farmers. In this study, 200 accessions proso originating in 30 countries were evaluated two rainy seasons assess phenotypic diversity morpho-agronomic grain nutritional traits identify high grain-yielding nutrient-rich accessions. was structured by...
Foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.] is one among the most ancient crops of dryland agriculture. It second important crop millets grown for grains or forage. germplasm resources provide reservoirs novel alleles and genes improvement that have remained mostly unexplored. We genotyped a set 190 foxtail accessions (including 155 core collection) using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) rapid single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) characterization to study population genetics structure,...
Developed genome-wide SNP marker data for kodo, proso, and little millet Marker used to analyze genetic diversity Heritability results of various traits validate Millets are a diverse group small-seeded grains that rich in nutrients but have received relatively advanced plant breeding research. important smallholder farmers Africa Asia because their short growing season, good stress tolerance, high nutritional content. To advance the study use these species, we present datasets population...
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is a calcium-rich, nutritious and resilient crop that thrives even in harsh environmental conditions. In such ecologies, seed longevity seedling vigor are crucial for sustainable production amid climate change. The current study explores the genetics of accelerated aging on traits across 221 diverse accessions finger through genome-wide association approach (GWAS). A significant variation was identified germination percentage, rate indices, mean...
Finger millet is an essential small that has gained attention for its high calcium content and C4 physiology. The self-pollination nature of the crop paves way deliberate advent candid variability, which induced mutagenesis would be a suitable breeding method quick de- velopment improved cultivars. In present indagation, sodic tolerant variety TRY1 finger was subjected to gamma rays EMS obtain early maturing genotypes. A preliminary experiment conducted investigate LD50 value biological...
Barnyard millet ( Echinochloa spp.) is an important crop for many smallholder farmers in southern and eastern Asia. It valued its drought tolerance, rapid maturation, superior nutritional qualities. Despite these characteristics there are almost no genetic or genomic resources this either cultivated species [ E. colona (L.) Link crus‐galli P. Beauv.]. Recently, a core collection of 89 barnyard accessions was developed at the genebank International Crops Research Institute Semi‐Arid Tropics...
Kodo millet ( Paspalum scrobiculatum L.) is an important drought‐tolerant crop cultivated on marginal soils under diverse environmental conditions. Its grains are nutritionally superior to those of major cereals. Knowledge the variability in agronomic and nutritional traits identify germplasm for use improvement by farmers. Two hundred kodo accessions were evaluated 2 yr during rainy season assess morphoagronomic grain high grain‐yielding nutrient‐rich accessions. Large was observed...
Foxtail millet ( Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) is an ideal crop for changing climate and food habits of peoples due to its short duration, high photosynthetic efficiency, nutritional richness fair resistance pest diseases. However, foxtail yields are low mainly the lack effort improvement proper utilization existing genetic variability. To enhance use diverse germplasm in breeding programmes, a core collection consisting 155 accessions was established. Core were fingerprinted using 84...
Sorghum [ bicolor (L.) Moench] crop in the semiarid tropics often suffers from post‐flowering drought stress, which causes substantial losses grain yield and stover quality. This research was aimed at studying response of sorghum mini core accessions to stress identify drought‐tolerant sources for improvement. Mini were grouped based on days 50% flowering (extra early, medium, late, extra late) evaluated two post‐rainy seasons under managed optimally irrigated conditions. Drought tolerance...
Sorghum is a multipurpose crop cultivated in over 100 countries, but its productivity constrained by several biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, sorghum improvement programs largely focus on developing high-yielding cultivars with multiple traits including stress resistance, bioenergy nutritional quality. This study was undertaken to meet breeders’ needs develop such identify diverse germplasm sources traits. The 242 mini core accessions were evaluated for agronomic (yield, maturity,...