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Sugars of pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke] grains [PDF]

, 1981
The sugars in the grains of nine pearl millet cultivars were fractionated through a Biogel column. Five different sugars‘(stachyose, raffinose, sucrose, glucose, and fructose) were identified. Sucrose was predominant in all the cultivars.
Subramanian, V, Jambunathan, R, Suryaprakash, S   +2 more
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Brown midrib mutants in sorghum and their applications in renewable energy production

Frontiers in Plant Science
Lignin is a complicated phenolic polymer that is found in the secondary cell walls of plants. It is necessary for plant mechanical strength, vascular integrity, and stress tolerance. In sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.
Akula Venkata Umakanth, Jinu Jacob, Passoupathy Rajendrakumar, Domathoti Balakrishna, Vikas Kumar, Bhavadharani Dhandapani, Kalesan Nikhita, Avinash Singode, Tara Satyavathi Chellapilla, Santosh Kumar Gupta   +9 more
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Evaluating the physical and chemical contents of millets obtained from South Africa and Zimbabwe

CyTA - Journal of Food, 2020
Millets which are considered the third most important cereal in Africa have remained underutilised for food and feed. Therefore, the core aim of this study was to evaluate types of millets obtained from South Africa and Zimbabwe for physical and chemical
Zahra Mohammed Hassan, Nthabiseng Amenda Sebola, Monnye Mabelebele   +2 more
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Relative salt tolerance of south Khorasan millets [PDF]

Desert, 2009
Millets are important agricultural crops for arid regions due to short life span and their resistance to salinity and drought conditions. In Iran, three main species of millets including proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), foxtail millet (Setaria italica ...
M. Kafi, gh. Zamani, gh. GHoraishi
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Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.)-a climate resilient crop for food and nutritional security: A Review

Environment Conservation Journal, 2019
Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is an important short duration crop that adapts well to varied climatic conditions and is grown worldwide for food, feed and fodder purposes.
S. Bhat , C. Nandini, S. Srinathareddy, G. Jayarame, Prabhakar   +4 more
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAD DOUGH MADE WITH THE USE OF VARIOUS MILLET FLOURSCHARACTERISTICS OF BREAD DOUGH MADE WITH THE USE OF VARIOUS MILLET FLOURS

Harčova Nauka ì Tehnologìâ, 2020
Millets are gaining attention due to their many advantages in cultivation and overall nutritional benefits. Research has been carried out to explore the nutritional properties of various millets.
Afsaneh Moeini, Masoud Shafafi Masoud Shafafi Zenoozian, Hojjat Karazhiyan, Amir Hossein Elhami Rad, Ahmad Pedram Nia   +4 more
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Flour and Dough Quality of Millets and Their Suitability for Preparation of Traditional South Indian Roti

Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2019
Background: India is a land of millets. Millets are the most nutritious grains. India contributes to world’s 35% production but the consumption of millet and their products is limited.
Madhavi Reddy, Shivakumara C.S, Aneesha Aneesha   +2 more
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Identification of key genes and molecular pathways regulating heat stress tolerance in pearl millet to sustain productivity in challenging ecologies

Frontiers in Plant Science
Pearl millet is a nutri-cereal that is mostly grown in harsh environments, making it an ideal crop to study heat tolerance mechanisms at the molecular level.
Swati Singh, Aswini Viswanath, Animikha Chakraborty, Neha Narayanan, Renuka Malipatil, Jinu Jacob, Shikha Mittal, Tara C. Satyavathi, Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu   +8 more
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Stability for grain oil content in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021
Oil content in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grains is an important component in determining sorghum as a functional food. Sorghum has unique advantage in terms of its high tolerance to drought and high temperatures.
SUJAY RAKSHIT, ARUNA C, PRADUMAN YADAV, PARASHURAM PATROTI, G GIRISH, GANAPATHY K N, RATNAVATHI C V, PADMAJA P G, BAHADURE D M   +8 more
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source