%A F R Bidinger %A K A Kumar %A E S Monyo %I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics %V 41 %L icrisat1906 %J International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter %P 62-65 %D 2000 %T Global population diallel crosses in pearl millet: a new approach to targeted genetic diversification %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.