<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Genomic Designing of Pearl Millet: A Resilient Crop for Arid and Semi-arid Environments"^^ . "Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.; Syn. Cenchrus americanus\r\n(L.) Morrone] is the sixth most important cereal in the world. Today, pearl\r\nmillet is grown on more than 30 million ha mainly in West and Central Africa and\r\nthe Indian sub-continent as a staple food for more than 90 million people in agriculturally\r\nmarginal areas. It is rich in proteins and minerals and has numerous\r\nhealth benefits such as being gluten-free and having slow-digesting starch. It is\r\ngrown as a forage crop in temperate areas. It is drought and heat tolerant, and a\r\nclimate-smart crop that can withstand unpredictable variability in climate. However,\r\nresearch on pearl millet improvement is lagging behind other major cereals mainly\r\ndue to limited investment in terms of man and money power. So far breeding\r\nachievements include the development of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS),\r\nmaintenance counterparts (rf) system and nuclear fertility restoration genes (Rf) for\r\nhybrid breeding, dwarfing genes for reduced height, improved input responsiveness,\r\nphotoperiod neutrality for short growing season, and resistance to important\r\ndiseases. Further improvement of pearl millet for genetic yield potential, stress\r\ntolerance, and nutritional quality traits would enhance food and nutrition security\r\nfor people living in agriculturally dissolute environments. Application of molecular\r\ntechnology in the pearl millet breeding program has a promise in enhancing the\r\nselection efficiency while shortening the lengthy phenotypic selection process ultimately improving the rate of genetic gains. Linkage analysis and genome-wide\r\nassociation studies based on different marker systems in detecting quantitative trait\r\nloci (QTLs) for important agronomic traits are well demonstrated. Genetic\r\nresources including wild relatives have been categorized into primary, secondary\r\nand tertiary gene pools based on the level of genetic barriers and ease of gene\r\nintrogression into pearl millet. A draft on pearl millet whole genome sequence was\r\nrecently published with an estimated 38,579 genes annotated to establish\r\ngenomic-assisted breeding. Resequencing a large number of germplasm lines and\r\nseveral population genomic studies provided a valuable insight into population\r\nstructure, genetic diversity and domestication history of the crop. Successful\r\nimprovement in combination with modern genomic/genetic resources, tools and\r\ntechnologies and adoption of pearl millet will not only improve the resilience of\r\nglobal food system through on-farm diversification but also dietary intake which\r\ndepends on diminishingly fewer crops."^^ . "2020-02" . . . "Springer, Cham"^^ . . "Springer, Cham"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "T T"^^ . "Tesso"^^ . "T T Tesso"^^ . . "R"^^ . "Perumal"^^ . "R Perumal"^^ . . "S K"^^ . "Gupta"^^ . "S K Gupta"^^ . . "R K"^^ . "Srivastava"^^ . "R K Srivastava"^^ . . "R"^^ . "Gupta"^^ . "R Gupta"^^ . . "M"^^ . "Govindaraj"^^ . "M Govindaraj"^^ . . "D D"^^ . "Serba"^^ . "D D Serba"^^ . . "R K"^^ . "Varshney"^^ . "R K Varshney"^^ . . "R S"^^ . "Yadav"^^ . "R S Yadav"^^ . . . . . . "Genomic Designing of Pearl Millet: A Resilient Crop for Arid and Semi-arid Environments (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Genomic Designing of Pearl Millet: A Resilient Crop for Arid and Semi-arid Environments (Other)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #11383 \n\nGenomic Designing of Pearl Millet: A Resilient Crop for Arid and Semi-arid Environments\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)"@en . . . "Plant Breeding"@en . . . "Cereals"@en . . . "Pearl Millet"@en . . . "Genetics and Genomics"@en . . . "Food and Nutrition"@en . .