%C Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India %A H D Upadhyaya %A R P S Pundir %A C T Hash %A D A Hoisington %A S Chandra %A C L L Gowda %A Sube Singh %A V G Reddy %I International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics %D 2005 %L icrisat5808 %X Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] belongs to family Poaceae. It is a tetraploid species with 2n=36, and selfpollinating. • Cultivated in 23 countries on 3.38 million ha producing 3.76 m t mainly in Africa and Asia. • A very important crop in Uganda, Nepal, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and India. • Nutritionally rich in protein, minerals and metionine amino acid... %T Genotyping Finger Millet Germplasm –Developing a Composite Collection