Millets: Ensuring Climate Resilience and Nutritional Security
by JV Patil, V A Tonapi
ISBN: 9789351308157
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 18995.00
Biblio : xiii+649 p., col.figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Vilas A. Tonapi is with Indian Institute of Millets Research since 1989. He also headed Division of Seed Science & Technology, IARI, New Delhi. He did his post-doctoral research at the University of Queensland, Australia. His specialization includes seed industry and seed systems development, IPRs, Plant Variety Protection and seed vigour and viability. He is recipient of Seedsmen Association award for service to seed industry, Best Scientist award of DSR, J.N.TATA Endowment award and R.V. Swaminathan Gold Medal. He has to his credit 50 refereed research papers, 20 books, and has edited 5 books. <BR> Dr. J.V. Patil is the Director of Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) Hyderabad. During his 28 years research career, he has contributed in development of 10 varieties in sorghum, 8 varieties in pulses and one safflower variety. In sorghum, he introduced the concept of breeding for specific soil depths for rabi season. He is fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is recipient of CGIAR's Baudouin Team Award, Doreen Mashler Team Award, Annasaheb Shinde Smruti Krishi Sanshodhan Gauro Puraskar and Vasantrao Naik Krishi Puraskar awards. He has more than 100 research papers and books to his credit.
About The Book
Millets: Ensuring Climate Resilience and Nutritional Security presents the current status of germplasm resource management and genetic improvement of group of climate smart nutri-cereal crops called Millets encompassing Sorghum, Pearl Millet, and Small Millets comprising Finger Millet, Foxtail Millet, Kodo Millet, Proso Millet, Barnyard Millet and Little Millet. The focus is on genetic improvement, agronomy, physiology, biotic and abiotic stresses, pest and disease management, molecular marker-aided approaches for improvement of millets, nutritional and health benefits of millets, utilization pattern, creating demand through value addition, commercialization and marketing of millet products, sustaining viability of informal millet seed systems and Innovative seed delivery models. The emphasis is on improvement of millets elucidating the future road map to enhance scope of millets as “MIRACLE NUTRI-CEREALS” through value chain to ensure food, feed, fodder, biofulel, nutritional and livelihood security, including climate resilience.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Dr. S Ayyappan v <BR> Foreword by Dr. J.S. Sandhu vii <BR> Preface ix <BR> Part I: Crop Improvement <BR> 1. Millets Improvement and Utilization: Progress and Prospects 3 <BR> 2. Sorghum and Millet Genetic Resources 45 <BR> 3. Genetic Improvement in Sorghum 109 <BR> 4. Genetic Improvement in Pearl Millet 197 <BR> 5. Genetic Improvement in Small Millets 233 <BR> 6. Genetic Improvement in Finger Millet 261 <BR> 7. Genetic Improvement in Foxtail Millet 277 <BR> 8. Genetic Improvement in Kodo Millet 305 <BR> 9. Genetic Improvement in Proso Millet 319 <BR> 10. Genetic Improvement in Barnyard Millet 333 <BR> 11. Genetic Improvement in Little Millet 345 <BR> Part II: Physiology and Agronomy <BR> 12. Physiology of Pearl Millet 361 <BR> 13. Physiology of Small Millets 377 <BR> 14. Sorghum Agronomy for Higher Productivity 405 <BR> 15. Pearl Millet Agronomy for Higher Productivity 431 <BR> Part III: Disease and Pest Management <BR> 16. Millet Diseases: Current Status and Future Research Needs 445 <BR> 17. Insect Pests of Millets and their Management 473 <BR> Part IV: Molecular Approaches <BR> 18. Molecular Marker-Aided Approaches for <BR> Improvement of Millets 493 <BR> Part V: Nutritional and Health Benefits <BR> 19. Nutritional and Health Benefits of Millets 519 <BR> Part VI: Utilization and Commercialization <BR> 20. Utilization Pattern of Millets 541 <BR> 21. Creating Demand of Millets through Value Addition 551 <BR> 22. Commercialization of Millet Based Food Products 575 <BR> Part VII: Seed Systems <BR> 23. Sustaining Viability of Informal Millet Seed Systems 595 <BR> 24. Developing Post Rainy Sorghum Seed System in India 607 <BR> Index 627 <BR> The Authors 635
