Minor cereals such as barley and small millets contributed 1.13–1.73 1.95–2.78% to the total production acreage, respectively, during 2010–11 2020–21. The present study analyses trends in area, yield (2010–11 2020–21); breeding varieties seed chain of minor 2021–22. Barley acreage ranged between 7.0 lakh ha (2010–11, 2012–13) 5.9 (2019–20), registering a decline 18.6%. Production showed an incr...

The interaction between millet and European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), was investigated to gain insight into whether millet could serve as a refuge or trap crop for O. nubilalis management. In 1995, 1996, and 1999, millet selection studies were conducted in North Dakota and New York with four millet species. Proso millet, Panicum milliaceum L., had the highest infestation and wide...

Global population growth necessitates addressing food and health issues caused by an imbalanced diet of high-calorie fast foods. The so-called universal diseases the modern day include with obesity, diabetes, cardiac arrests, porous bones, depression, others. There are a tonne cereal options that tasty, affordable, but unhealthful. People today place high value on their health. In age pandemics...

intercropping is one of the most important approaches for sustainable agricultural production. in order to evaluate the effect of planting patterns and millet density on forage yield of millet and soybean, an experiment was conducted in the research farm of faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad during the 2007-2008 growing season. the experiment was performed as factorial based...

This study explores farmer acceptance and valuation of a biofortified staple food crop in a developing country prior to its commercialization. We focus on the hypothetical introduction of a high-iron pearl millet variety in Maharashtra, India, where pearl millet is among the most important staple crops. A choice experiment is used to investigate farmer preferences for and trade-offs among vario...