In contrary to the recent revival of millets like sorghum & pearl millet globally, one segment is still neglected mostly in spite their massive nutritional benefits and complementing effect on ecology; these are referred as minor collectively. The focal causes its under recognition include lack awareness among consumers about vast potential utilities multifaceted constraints acting together...

Millets are one of the oldest foods known to humans and cultivated since time immemorial. Millets are termed as nutricereals since, they are nutritionally superior to major cereals with respect to protein, energy, vitamins and minerals. The functional properties and phytochemical components of native and modified millet flours were studied. The functional characteristics such as water absorptio...

Stable isotope signatures of both human and non-human animal bone samples indicate that Neolithic farmers of the Yellow and Wei River basins in China potentially cultivated millet for two reasons: as a staple for human consumption and as fodder for domesticated animals, specifically pigs, dogs, and perhaps chicken. Bone samples were analyzed from four Neolithic sites: Jiangzhai, Shijia, Xipo, a...

Millet is a cereal of enormous importance with potentials in the agricultural systems and food security but it constitutes a neglected agrobiodiversity. Soil borne pathogenic fungi could be possible culprit to millet cultivation in southwestern Nigeria. Therefore, this study investigates the pathogenic effect of isolated Fusarium species from soil on millet seedlings under greenhouse conditions...

In the era of 21st century, rapid urbanisation, climate change, increased population, scarcity water and dry land are factors responsible for worldwide agricultural nutritional challenges. As a widely cultivated popular grain in arid semiarid regions across globe, Millets can act as multifaceted solution to above global challenges because their rich vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals anti-oxida...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Millets are rich source of dietary fibre and non-starchy polysaccharides with low glycaemic index (GI), hence can be used as a therapeutic diet. This study was conducted to estimate the effects of a millet-based dosa (foxtail dosa) compared to a rice dosa for breakfast on postprandial glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS The GI of ri...