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The genomics of t'ef and finger millet domestication and spread. [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
The Northern Highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea (NHE) were a centre for food production in Africa, hosting one of the earliest agriculture-based complex societies on the continent. The NHE’s geographical connections with the Arabian Peninsula, and Nilotic cultures led to the cultivation of southwest Asian crops and African native ...
Mekonnen DZ, Gomes AI, Machado RSR, Oliveira HR.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

A simple seed-piercing transformation protocol for pearl millet and finger millet. [PDF]

AoB Plants
Abstract Pearl millet and finger millet face challenges in adopting transgenic or editing approaches due to their inherent recalcitrance to genetic transformation protocols. To overcome these limitations, the current study aims to streamline the genetic transformation protocol for pearl millet and finger millet.
Moin M, Tyagi W, Sreevarshitha G.
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Finger Millet: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]

International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine
This review aims to evaluate the nutritional and health benefits of Finger millet, as well as its production and utilization. Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.), also known as ragi or mandua, is one of the key millets cultivated widely across various regions of India and Africa.
Ashish Kumar Rai, Saroj Adittya Rajesh, Ramachandra Reddy K   +2 more
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Rapid Ragi: A speed breeding protocol for finger millet. [PDF]

Plant Methods
Abstract Background: Climate change is gradually increasing demand for resilient, nutritious crops like finger millet or ragi. Ensuring food security requires researchers to develop improved and adapted cultivars rapidly. Modern techniques such as genomics-assisted breeding have emerged in the previous decade and combined with rapid generation ...
Sajja S, Pranati J, Shyamala S, Vinutha KS, Reddy R, Joshi P, Pannem S, Rakshit P, Jadhav Y, Kumar CVS, Mayes S.   +10 more
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Effect of Legume-Finger Millet Intercropping on Finger Millet Productivity and Soil Organic Carbon Stocks [PDF]

East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology
The soils in the semi-arid areas of eastern Uganda are mainly ferralsols and plinthosols, characterised by low soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil fertility. On-farm experiments were therefore conducted in Kumi and Amuria districts in the parishes of Olupe and Kuju, respectively, in eastern Uganda.
Godfrey Otim Anyoni, Ivan Abaho, Wilber Wambi, Susan Balaba Tumwebaze, Twaha Ali Basamba Ateenyi, Joseph Ekwangu   +5 more
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Research Progress of Nutritional Ingredients, Functional Properties and Development Utilization of Finger Millet of Finger Millet

Shipin gongye ke-ji
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is a medicinal and food homologous cereal that is rich in nutrients. The nutritional ingredients of finger millet mainly include starch, minerals, amino acids, dietary fiber and polyphenols, which have effects of anti-oxidation, lowering blood sugar, improving intestinal health and lowering blood pressure.
Lulu LI, Jian ZHANG, Lunwei LU, Yanyan YIN, Lingzhuo LI, Ming LIU, Feng HU   +6 more
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Productivity and Economics of Intercropping of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) and Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in Rainfed Hills of Uttarakhand

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2022
A field experiment on finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) and amaranth ( Amaranth spp.) intercropping was carried out for two consecutive years during kharif season of 2016 and 2017 at  College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal ...
Ajay Kumar, Arunima Paliwal, S. B. Singh, Sukanya T. S., Amit Kishore   +4 more
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On-farm participatory evaluation and selection of legumes intercropped with finger millet (Eleusine coracana L) in Western Amhara

Heliyon, 2021
Background and objective: Intercropping is one of the sustainable intensification methods which reduces the demand for increased land resources. However, growing of two or more crops as an intercrop is not business as usual but it needs extensive ...
Bitwoded Derebe, Abebe Worku, Yazie Chanie, Andualem Wolie   +3 more
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Production potential and soil health of diversified production system of hill and plateau region of eastern India

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
A field experiment was conducted at the Farming System Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, Ranchi, Jharkhand during 2016–19 on acidic soil to evaluate the production potential, competitive indices and economics of ten diversified cropping ...
R S PAN, RAKESH KUMAR, B P BHATT, J S MISHRA, AMITESH KUMAR SINGH, S K NAIK, RESHMA SHINDE, S S MALI, P K SARKAR, NARENDRA KUMAWAT, A K SINGH, UJJWAL KUMAR   +11 more
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Effects of different particle sizes of finger millet on the quality, antioxidant ability and in vitro digestibility of wheat bread

Shipin yu jixie, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to exploit the functional bread of finger millet. Methods: Based on the physical and chemical properties, antioxidant capacity, special digestion characteristics and sensory evaluation of bread, the effects of different ...
XIAO Pan-fei, XIE Hua, TAO Xiao-han, LUO Yi-ni, TANG Yu-hua, LI Chi-ling   +5 more
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