Pearl Millet: A Resilient Cereal Crop for Food, Nutrition, and Climate Security

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Ramasamy Perumal (Kansas State University, KS, USA) P. V. Vara Prasad (Kansas State University, KS, USA)

Pearl Millet

A Resilient Cereal Crop for Food, Nutrition, and Climate Security

Ramasamy Perumal (Kansas State University, KS, USA), P. V. Vara Prasad (Kansas State University, KS, USA), C. Tara Satyavathi (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India) , Mahalingam Govindaraj (HarvestPlus, USA)

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
07 October 2024

Agronomy & crop production

Series: Agronomy Monographs

In this age of climate change, discover how pearl millet is considered a viable alternative cereal crop for semi-arid and hot areas

Pearl millet, a warm-season, dryland cereal crop, is a staple food for over 90 million people in Africa and Asia. Its nutritional superiority relative to other cereal crops, such as rice, wheat, maize, and sorghum, and its hardiness and adaptability to harsh environments and poor soils make it a potentially life-saving resource for poor populations and/or areas hit by damaging climatic conditions. With climate change Placing an ever-greater strain on global agrifood systems, pearl millet has never been a more important crop in the fight against poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.

Pearl Millet offers a thorough introduction to this potentially vital grain. Coming on the heels of a 2023 United Nations declaration of the “International Year of Millets,” it is a crucial intervention in an essential humanitarian project. It is the first comprehensive book on the subject to appear in print.

Key Features:

Analysis of a potential lead crop for climate-change-affected areas Detailed coverage of all pearl millet’s unique features, such as inherent genetic diversity, gluten free applications, and suitability for double cropping An author team with vast research and crop development experience

Pearl Millet is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, certified and practicing professionals, as well as industry and academic researchers.

Edited by: Ramasamy Perumal (Kansas State University KS USA), P. V. Vara Prasad (Kansas State University, KS, USA), C. Tara Satyavathi (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India), Mahalingam Govindaraj (HarvestPlus, USA), Abdou Tenkouano (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9780891184041
ISBN 10: 089118404X
Series: Agronomy Monographs
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 07 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ramasamy Perumal, PhD, is a Professor of Sorghum and Pearl Millet breeding at Kansas State University, USA. P. V. Vara Prasad, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor, R.O. Kruse Professor of Agriculture and Director of the Feed the Future Sustainable Intensificaiton Innovation Lab at Kansas State University, USA. C. Tara Satyavathi, PhD, is a Director at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, India. Mahalingam Govindaraj, PhD, is a Senior Scientist for Crop Development at HarvestPlus and the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture, India. Abdou Tenkouano, PhD, is the Director General of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya.

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Pearl Millet

A Resilient Cereal Crop for Food, Nutrition, and Climate Security

Ramasamy Perumal (Kansas State University, KS, USA), P. V. Vara Prasad (Kansas State University, KS, USA), C. Tara Satyavathi (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India) , Mahalingam Govindaraj (HarvestPlus, USA)

$198.95

Hardback

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