Serba, D. D. and Perumal, R. and Tesso, T. T. and Doohong Min, D. Min.
(2017)
Status of global Pearl Millet breeding programs
and the Way forward.
Crop science, 57.
pp. 1-15.
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Abstract
Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]
is a warm-season, C4 annual cereal primarily
grown in Africa and India for food and fodder.
It is also grown in the United States, mainly as
a forage crop on a limited area. It is the sixth
most important cereal crop in the world. More
than 90 million people around the world rely
on it as a food grain. It is known for its drought
and heat tolerance to reliably produce crops
in arid environments. This review is meant to
assess the current status of pearl millet breeding
and its future prospects globally, with major
emphasis on breeding efforts in the United
States and India. The topics discussed relate
to improvements in plant stature, maturity, photoperiod
insensitivity, discovery of cytoplasmic
male sterility (CMS), and transfer of apomixis
from wild relatives. These improvements have
led to increased grain and forage yields, nutritional
quality, and enhanced disease resistance.
Hybrids developed using CMS reportedly have
an average of 50% higher grain yield than openpollinated
cultivars. We discuss important
genetic and breeding achievements in pearl millet
for different traits and their implications for
further improvement as a potential crop. Additional
research is needed to enhance its productivity,
early stand establishment, drought
tolerance, and nutritional quality for growing it
as a grain crop in moisture-limited areas. The
application of advanced genomics and markerassisted
selection tools is needed to accelerate
pearl millet breeding and accomplish targeted
breeding goals.
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Article
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Pearl millet, Food grain, Tolerance,Breeding, Environments |
| Author Affiliation: |
Agricultural Research
Center-Hays, 1232 240th Ave., Hays, KS 67601 |
| Subjects: |
Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: |
Millet |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
26 Feb 2018 05:53 |
| Last Modified: |
26 Feb 2018 05:53 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15334 |
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