Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement

Millets assume greater importance in the context of changing climate and increasing demand for highly nutritious food and animal feed. The plant genetic resources are of greater value for crop improvement, which is essential in meeting future demands of food security and nutrition. Pearl millet is a...

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Main Authors: Vetriventhan, Mani, Kumar, Vinod, Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy, Srinivas, Raja, Jagadeesh, Kommineni, Kanchanapally, Anilkumar, Peerzada, Ovais, Elangovan, M., Venkatesh K., Singh, Kuldeep
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Published: Springer 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173232
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author Vetriventhan, Mani
Kumar, Vinod
Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy
Srinivas, Raja
Jagadeesh, Kommineni
Kanchanapally, Anilkumar
Peerzada, Ovais
Elangovan, M.
Venkatesh K.
Singh, Kuldeep
author_browse Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy
Elangovan, M.
Jagadeesh, Kommineni
Kanchanapally, Anilkumar
Kumar, Vinod
Peerzada, Ovais
Singh, Kuldeep
Srinivas, Raja
Venkatesh K.
Vetriventhan, Mani
author_facet Vetriventhan, Mani
Kumar, Vinod
Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy
Srinivas, Raja
Jagadeesh, Kommineni
Kanchanapally, Anilkumar
Peerzada, Ovais
Elangovan, M.
Venkatesh K.
Singh, Kuldeep
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description Millets assume greater importance in the context of changing climate and increasing demand for highly nutritious food and animal feed. The plant genetic resources are of greater value for crop improvement, which is essential in meeting future demands of food security and nutrition. Pearl millet is a climate-resilient and nutrient-dense crop enriched with a huge germplasm diversity that holds massive potential for crop improvement in the form of several unexplored genes for various traits. Globally, several genebanks together conserve over 73,000 pearl millet germplasms including wild and weedy relatives. The ICRISAT Genebank conserves the largest collection of Pennisetum spp. germplasm (24,663 accessions, originating from 51 countries). The characterisation and evaluation of the existing germplasm can unveil the trait diversity and can result in the identification of trait-specific sources. Several trait-specific sources identified for various biotic and abiotic stress resistance and quality traits can improve the utility of pearl millet germplasm for crop improvement. This chapter describes the status of pearl millet germplasm conservation ex situ and in situ, promising trait-specific sources for various biotic and abiotic traits and their utilisation in crop improvement.
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spelling CGSpace1732322025-02-19T16:49:46Z Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement Vetriventhan, Mani Kumar, Vinod Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy Srinivas, Raja Jagadeesh, Kommineni Kanchanapally, Anilkumar Peerzada, Ovais Elangovan, M. Venkatesh K. Singh, Kuldeep pearl millet hybrids food security nutrition security climate change adaptation crop improvement Millets assume greater importance in the context of changing climate and increasing demand for highly nutritious food and animal feed. The plant genetic resources are of greater value for crop improvement, which is essential in meeting future demands of food security and nutrition. Pearl millet is a climate-resilient and nutrient-dense crop enriched with a huge germplasm diversity that holds massive potential for crop improvement in the form of several unexplored genes for various traits. Globally, several genebanks together conserve over 73,000 pearl millet germplasms including wild and weedy relatives. The ICRISAT Genebank conserves the largest collection of Pennisetum spp. germplasm (24,663 accessions, originating from 51 countries). The characterisation and evaluation of the existing germplasm can unveil the trait diversity and can result in the identification of trait-specific sources. Several trait-specific sources identified for various biotic and abiotic stress resistance and quality traits can improve the utility of pearl millet germplasm for crop improvement. This chapter describes the status of pearl millet germplasm conservation ex situ and in situ, promising trait-specific sources for various biotic and abiotic traits and their utilisation in crop improvement. 2024-02-10 2025-02-19T16:49:45Z 2025-02-19T16:49:45Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173232 en Limited Access Springer Vetriventhan, Mani; Kumar, Vinod; Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy; Srinivas, Raja; Jagadeesh, Kommineni; Kanchanapally, Anilkumar; Peerzada, Ovais; Elangovan, M.; Venkatesh K.; Singh, Kuldeep. 2024. Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
spellingShingle pearl millet
hybrids
food security
nutrition security
climate change adaptation
crop improvement
Vetriventhan, Mani
Kumar, Vinod
Dagunapur, Naresh Reddy
Srinivas, Raja
Jagadeesh, Kommineni
Kanchanapally, Anilkumar
Peerzada, Ovais
Elangovan, M.
Venkatesh K.
Singh, Kuldeep
Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
title Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
title_full Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
title_fullStr Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
title_full_unstemmed Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
title_short Status and Utility of Pearl Millet Germplasm for Crop Improvement
title_sort status and utility of pearl millet germplasm for crop improvement
topic pearl millet
hybrids
food security
nutrition security
climate change adaptation
crop improvement
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173232
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