?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=289-2012&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6693%2F&rft.title=Prospects+for+kharif+(Rainy+Season)and+Summer+Pearl+Millet%0D%0Ain+Western+India.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+36&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+A+A&rft.creator=Rao%2C+P+P&rft.creator=Yadav%2C+O+P&rft.creator=Singh%2C+I+P&rft.creator=Ardeshna%2C+N+J&rft.creator=Kundu%2C+K+K&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+S+K&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+R&rft.creator=Sawargaonkar%2C+G+L&rft.creator=Malik%2C+D+P&rft.creator=Shyam%2C+D+M&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+K+S&rft.subject=Millets&rft.description=Pearl+millet+is+a+major+cereal+crop+in+northwestern+India.+The+crop+is+grown+in+very+harsh%2C%0D%0Aarid%2C+dry+climatic+areas+having+high+temperature+and+low+and+erratic+rainfall.+It%E2%80%99s+use+as+food%0D%0Ais+declining+but+its+use+as+cattle+feed%2C+poultry+feed+and+source+of+starch+in+the+alcohol+industry%0D%0Ais+increasing.+Its+fodder+is+an+important+source+of+animal+feed+particularly+in+dry+months+when%0D%0Aalternative+sources+of+feed+are+not+available.+In+the+last+decade%2C+pearl+millet+was+also+grown%0D%0Aunder+irrigation+in+the+summer+months.+Gujarat+state+has+the+highest+area+under+summer%0D%0Apearl+millet+not+only+among+the+northwestern+states+but+also+at+the+all-India+level.+In+this%0D%0Apaper%2C+we+have+analyzed+the+productive+potential+of+both+kharif+(rainy+season)+and+summer%0D%0Apearl+millet+particularly+in+Gujarat+state.+Kharif+pearl+millet+still+contributes+to+the+bulk+of+the%0D%0Apearl+millet+production+in+western+India+although+its+yields+are+relatively+low.+To+compete+with%0D%0Acrops+like+guar%2C+green+gram%2C+cotton%2C+etc%2C+both+grain+and+fodder+yields+of+the+kharif+crop+need%0D%0Ato+be+increased.+With+the+adoption+of+improved+cultivars+and+low-cost+improved+technology%2C%0D%0Ayields+can+be+increased+by+20-30%25+from+the+existing+levels.+Yields+of+summer+pearl+millet%0D%0Aare+much+higher+since+it+is+grown+under+irrigation+and+its+grain+quality+is+also+superior.+It+is%0D%0Agrown+as+a+commercial+crop+with+the+bulk+of+the+crop+sold+domestically%2C+and+also+exported%0D%0Ato+neighboring+countries.+There+is+a+need+to+explore+opportunities+to+expand+the+area+under%0D%0Asummer+pearl+millet+particularly+in+areas+where+irrigation+is+available+and+the+fields+are+vacant%0D%0Aduring+the+summer+season.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6693%2F1%2FWPS_36_MIP.pdf&rft.identifier=++Reddy%2C+A+A+and+Rao%2C+P+P+and+Yadav%2C+O+P+and+Singh%2C+I+P+and+Ardeshna%2C+N+J+and+Kundu%2C+K+K+and+Gupta%2C+S+K+and+Sharma%2C+R+and+Sawargaonkar%2C+G+L+and+Malik%2C+D+P+and+Shyam%2C+D+M+and+Reddy%2C+K+S++(2013)+Prospects+for+kharif+(Rainy+Season)and+Summer+Pearl+Millet+in+Western+India.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+36.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++&rft.relation=289-2012