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Characterization of finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] germplasm for morphological parameters under field conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The trial was conducted at the research block of Crop Improvement, GBPUAT, Hill Campus, Ranichauri using randomized block design (RBD) to characterize finger millet germplasm for morphological characters viz., plant height, flag leaf length, number of ...
Goswami, A. P., Joshi, V. C., Prasad, B.
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Performance studies on millet processing machinery for tribal livelihood promotion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A Millet Processing Centre for processing of minor millets in a tribal village in Tamil Nadu, has been established with the following millet processing machinery viz., Destoner, Millet Mill, Grain Polisher, Pulveriser, Flour Sifter and Packaging ...
Ambrose, Dawn C. P.   +4 more
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Farmers’ knowledge and perception of finger millet blast disease and its control practices in western Kenya

open access: yesCABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2021
Background Finger millet blast disease, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is a serious constrain of finger millet production which is threatening global food security especially to the resource poor smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid regions.
Wilton Mbinda   +6 more
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Anti-diabetic prospects of dietary bio-actives of millets and the significance of the gut microbiota: A case of finger millet

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a staple food in several parts of the world because of its high nutritional value. In addition to its high nutrient content, finger millet contains numerous bioactive compounds, including polyphenol (10.2 mg/g TAE ...
Vineet Singh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Micronutrient deficiencies in African soils and the human nutritional nexus: opportunities with staple crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
A synthesis of available agronomic datasets and peer-reviewed scientific literature was conducted to: (1) assess the status of micronutrients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) arable soils, (2) improve the understanding of the relations between soil quality ...
Bolo, Peter Omondi   +4 more
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Boosting land use efficiency, profitability and productivity of finger millet by intercropping with grain legumes

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture, 2019
Sustainable intensification of agriculture is a means of reducing the demand for increased land resources. A field experiment was conducted at two major finer millet producing areas of northwestern Ethiopia from 2017 to 2018 cropping seasons with the ...
Yayeh Bitew   +3 more
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Decoding of Finger Millet Genome: A Milestone of Millet Genomics [PDF]

open access: yesSignal Transduction Insights, 2019
Whole genome sequencing is an important milestone of the genomics-assisted molecular biology studies. Sequencing the whole genome of plants unravels the complex molecular structure of these complex organisms. In this respect, whole genome sequencing of important small millet that is finger millet was subsequently released by 2 independent groups. This
Subramani Pandian, Manikandan Ramesh
openaire   +1 more source

Millet phenolics as natural antioxidants in food model systems and human LDL/VLDL cholesterol in vitro

open access: yesTropical Agricultural Research, 2019
Dehulled grain flour of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and phenolic extracts of millet hulls were evaluated for ability to inhibit lipid oxidation in several food model systems ...
K. D. D. Kumari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of value added Pasta with incorporation of malted finger millet flour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This study considers the replacement of Semolina with malted finger millet flour containing wide range of nutrients in enrichment of pasta. The changes in nutritional constituents and bioactive compounds (TPC, Radical Scavenging Activity) of pasta were ...
Gupta, Alka   +3 more
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​VL Mandua 382: The first early maturing, white seeded finger millet cultivar suitable for rainfed organic agro-ecology of the Himalayan region

open access: yesElectronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2021
White seeded finger millet is known to have higher acceptability in the baking and food industry compared to the brown seeded finger millet genotypes.
D. C. Joshi*1, Salej Sood2, Arun Gupta3, R. K. Khulbe1, B. M. Pandey1, R. S. Pal, M. S. Bhinda1 and Lakshmi Kant1
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