Title: Transgenic Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
Abstract: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), a robust bunch grass cereal, occupies an estimated 40 million ha of the earth’s surface. Although growing in most continents of the world, the largest cultures of pearl millet are found in the arid regions of India and Pakistan. Pearl millet grows also in most African countries, but assumes its greatest importance as a cereal for human consumption in West Africa between the Sahara and the tropical forest. Pearl millet is unusually tolerant to drought and heat and has the ability to grow and produce grains on sandy, rocky soils that are too infertile, dry, acidic, or saline to cultivate maize, sorghum, or rice. Primarily used as a grain crop, pearl millet supplies 80 to 90% of the calories for millions of people in the world.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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