TY  - CHAP
N2  -                                           Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.), also
                                          known as bulrush or cattail millet, is an important
                                          grain and forage crop in Africa and South Asia
                                          and a forage crop in the Americas. It is mostly
                                          grown under hot, dry conditions on infertile soils
                                          of low water-holding capacity, where other crops
                                          generally fail. Pearl millet belongs to the family
                                          Poaceae, subfamily Panicoideae, tribe Paniceae,
                                          subtribe Panicinae, section Penicillaria and genus
Pennisetum. The genus Pennisetum contains about 140 species. The important wild relatives
of cultivated pearl millet include the progenitor, Pennisetum glaucum subsp. monodii Maire;
P.purpureum K. Schumach.; P. pedicellatum Trin.; P. orientale Rich.; P. mezianum Leeke; and
P. squamulatum Fresen.................

N1  -  hese guidelines have been peer reviewed by Kameswara Rao, International Center for
Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai, UAE.

AV  - public
A1  - Upadhyaya, H D
A1  - Reddy, K N
A1  - Sastry, D V S S R
TI  - Regeneration guidelines: pearl millet
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/4040/
T2  - Crop specific regeneration guidelines [CD-ROM]
SP  - 1
Y1  - 2008///
ID  - icrisat4040
EP  - 9
PB  - CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resource Programme
CY  - Rome, Italy
ER  -