?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1085%2F&rft.title=Improved+Cultivars+of+Pearl+Millet+in+Tamil+Nadu%3A+Adoption%2C+Impact+%2C+and+Returns+to+Research+Investment&rft.creator=Ramasamy%2C+C&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.creator=Elangovan%2C+S&rft.creator=Asokan%2C+M&rft.subject=Millets&rft.description=Improved+cultivars+of+pearl+millet+have+been+widely+adopted+in+Tamil+Nadu+State+of+India%2C+with+both+public+and+private+sectors+playing+a+significant+role+in+making+them+available+to+farmers.+The+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+(ICRISAT)+made+early+breakthroughs+in+pearl+millet+breeding%2C+which+provided+a+strong+base+for+further+research.+Farmers+prefer+improved+cultivars+because+of+their+high+yield%2C+good+grain+size%2C+pest+and+disease+tolerance%2C+and+short+duration.+The+increased+production+on+account+of+adoption+of+improved+cultivars+largely+goes+to+the+animal+feed+industry+for+use+as+raw+material.+However%2C+consumption+of+pearl+millet+has+sharply+declined+in+Tamil+Nadu.+Research+investment+on+pearl+millet+breeding+has+a+high+payoff.+An+analysis+of+farmlevel+efficiency+of+pearl+millet+production+shows+some+degree+of+inefficiency.+Strengthening+extension+education+in+precise+application+of+inputs+for+pearl+millet+production+is+important.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1085%2F1%2FRA_000354.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ramasamy%2C+C+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S+and+Elangovan%2C+S+and+Asokan%2C+M++(2000)+Improved+Cultivars+of+Pearl+Millet+in+Tamil+Nadu%3A+Adoption%2C+Impact+%2C+and+Returns+to+Research+Investment.++Manual.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++