%0 Journal Article %@ 1023-487X %A Bidinger, F R %A Kumar, K A %A Monyo, E S %D 2000 %F icrisat:1906 %I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics %J International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter %P 62-65 %T Global population diallel crosses in pearl millet: a new approach to targeted genetic diversification %U http://oar.icrisat.org/1906/ %V 41 %X A project entitled The Global Pearl Millet Diallel Project is developed to initiate systematic diversification of elite regional germplasms by making trait-based global diallel crosses in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). The objectives and current status of the project are presented.