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Bound and total phenolic contents and antioxidant potential of selected Sri Lankan millet varieties

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2018
Millet is a rich source of micro-nutrients and phytochemicals. However, literature on Sri Lankan millet varieties is limited. The present study was carried out to investigate the antioxidant activity (AOA), Total Phenolic Content (TPC) and Bound Phenolic
N. Jayawardana, K. M. S. Wimalasiri, G. Samarasinghe, T. Madhujith   +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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Farmer-preferred traits and variety choices for finger millet in Uganda

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Finger millet is a climate-resilient crop providing food and nutrition security and income In Uganda. However, the current productivity of finger millet in farmers’ fields is low and among other factors, this is due to the poor adoption of improved ...
Sophia Hamba, Faizo Kasule, Ibrahim Mayanja, Moses Biruma, Hedwig Natabirwa, Losira Nasirumbi Sanya, Deborah Rubin, Martina Occelli, Scovia Adikini   +8 more
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Effect of Germination on Functional Properties, Flow Properties, Physico- Chemical Properties, Proximate Composition and Pasting Properties of Finger Millet [PDF]

Madras Agricultural Journal
Millets are driven by their health benefits and potential to contribute to food security. Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L), commonly referred to as ragi, provides a rich source of essential nutrients, including calcium, dietary fiber, and various ...
M. Azroon Fahmeetha, P. Geetha
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A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

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Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa, Onismus Chipfunde, Christopher Chapano, Patience Chatukuta   +3 more
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Molecular marker for characterization of traditional and hybrid derivatives of Eleusine coracana (L.) using ISSR marker

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Background Finger millet is the most important food grain in the world for its nutritional benefits. Finger millet is genetically and geographically diverse and widely spread in the African and Asian sub-continent.
Jayalakshmi Venkatesan, Vasuki Ramu, Thilaga Sethuraman, Chandrasekaran Sivagnanam, Ganesh Doss   +4 more
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Artificial hybridization techniques in small millets—A review

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Small millets are nutri-rich, climate-resilient food and fodder crops. They include finger millet, proso millet, foxtail millet, little millet, kodo millet, browntop millet, and barnyard millet.
T. E. Nagaraja, Nandini C., Sujata Bhat, Gazala Parveen S.   +3 more
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

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Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
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Phenolic, nutritional and molecular interaction study among different millet varieties

Food Chemistry Advances, 2023
Millet varieties were analyzed for nutritional, antinutritional, mineral and phenolic profiles. Inhibition potential of phenolic acids for enzyme inhibition ,activity was estimated, alongside starch digestibility of millet grains was evaluated.
Giridhar Goudar, Munikumar Manne, G.J. Sathisha, Paras Sharma, Thirupathi Reddy Mokalla, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Ouliana Ziouzenkova   +6 more
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Plant responses to iron nutrition with emphasis on the underutilized crop tef (Eragrostis tef): A review

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Iron (Fe) deficiency limits the physical health, cognitive development, and economic output of billions of people globally, especially children and productive‐age women. Tef is an underutilized and stress‐resilient crop, which is becoming popular for its grains containing high bioavailable Fe and has the potential to mitigate Fe deficiency.
Muhammad Numan, David Remington, Ayalew Ligaba‐Osena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source