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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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Evaluation of Grain/Seed Yield and Yield Components of Finger Millet and Three Vetch Species Intercropped at Various Seeding Ratios at Bako, Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture, 2022
Production of finger millet and vetch species in Ethiopia targets mostly on sole cropping system without considering the relative performance of varieties of varying seeding ratios under finger millet/vetch intercropping.
Wakgari Keba, Taye Tolemariam, Abdo Mohammed   +2 more
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Evaluation of millets for physio-chemical and root morphological traits suitable for resilient farming and nutritional security in Eastern Himalayas

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionMillets are nutritionally superior and climate-resilient short-duration crops and hold a prominent place in cropping sequences around the world.
Jayanta Layek, Krishnappa Rangappa, Anup Das, Anup Das, Meraj A. Ansari, Meraj A. Ansari, Sunita Choudhary, Namrata Rajbonshi, Sandip Patra, Amit Kumar, Vinay K. Mishra, Natesan Ravisankar, Sunil Kumar, Samarendra Hazarika, Sudip K. Dutta, Subhash Babu, M. Tahasildar, Nivedita Shettigar   +17 more
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Ultrasound-assisted hydration of finger millet (Eleusine Coracana) and its effects on starch isolates and antinutrients

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021
Finger millet (Eleusine Coracana) is rich in nutrients and minerals. The iron and calcium contents are comparatively higher than other cereal crops. Finger millet also has some antinutrients such as tannins and phytates, that needs to be removed for ...
Shweta Yadav, Sabyasachi Mishra, Rama Chandra Pradhan   +2 more
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Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn]: An Orphan Crop With a Potential to Alleviate the Calcium Deficiency in the Semi-arid Tropics of Asia and Africa

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Finger millet plays a vital role in the food and nutritional security of many people in developing countries particularly in Asia and Africa. It is a staple food for poor people in many regions of Asian (India, China, Nepal, and Sri Lanka etc.) and ...
Theivanayagam Maharajan, Stanislaus Antony Ceasar, Thumadath Palayullaparambil Ajeesh Krishna, Savrimuthu Ignacimuthu   +3 more
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Knowledge Level of Finger Millet Growers about Nutrient Management Practices in Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu

Madras Agricultural Journal, 2021
Finger millet is an important small millet crop among other millets in India. In Tamil Nadu, it covers an area of 1,04,426 ha with a production of 349.63 lakh tonnesand an average productivity of 3348 kg ha-1.
Prasanth A, Murugan P P
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Antidiabetic and Hypolipidaemic Action of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana)-Enriched Probiotic Fermented Milk: An in vivo Rat Study

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2020
Research background. Diabetes is a chronic multi-system disease having long term consequences to the health of people suffering from it. This study investigates the role of finger millet (Eleusine coracana)-enriched probiotic fermented milk in ...
Jinal Kesharbhai Chaudhary, Sreeja Mudgal   +1 more
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