INTRODUCTION Africa is the centre of origin and still today the major producing area for several cereal crops, notably sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, teff, fonio and African rice. These traditional African cereals are sometimes called “Orphan Crops”, or even “Lost Crops” (National Research Council, 1996). This is despite the fact that they are staple foods for millions of people in the s...

The diploid C4 plant foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv.) is an important crop in many parts of Africa and Asia for the vast consumption of its grain and ability to grow in harsh environments, but remains understudied in terms of complete genomic architecture. To date, there have been only two genome assembly and annotation efforts with neither assembly reaching over 86% of the estimated ...

Cluster fig, goolar in hindi, is a medicinal fruit, widely found India. It rich source of iron and other micronutrients. Wheat staple food Indian diet which an energy dense food. good carbohydrate & protein. Pearl Millet most grown type millet. known for its calorie value; vitamins minerals present it. Mung bean belongs to the family legumes has high it also very protein poly-unsaturated fa...