Girgi, M. and O’Kennedy, M.M. (2007) Pearl Millet. In: Transgenic Crops IV (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry). pringer-Verlag, The Netherlands, pp. 119-127. ISBN 978-3-540-36752-9
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Abstract
We are talking about a crop that is virtually unimprovable – a crop that grows where not even weeds can survive; a crop that has been improved by farmers and through natural selection for thousands of years; a crop that produces nourishment fromthe poorest soils in the driest regions in the hottest climates; a crop that grows straight out of sand dunes; a crop that survives sand storms and flash floods” (ICRISAT 1996)...
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Author Affiliation: | Developmental Biology and Biotechnology, University of Hamburg, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany |
Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
Divisions: | Millet |
Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2014 06:22 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2014 06:22 |
URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13310 |
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