<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization"^^ . "Pearl millet is a very important crop of arid and semi-arid regions in Asia and Africa where it is the basis of\r\nfood security of millions of people inhabiting in harsh and environmentally fragile ecosystem. Genetic resources\r\nof pearl millet including landraces, improved elite material, traditional cultivars, genetic stocks and wild relatives\r\nare very rich and, therefore, their characterization, documentation, conservation and distribution is very essential\r\nto ensure utilization in breeding programmes. This review assesses the status of pearl millet genetic resources,\r\nand identifi es the gaps in their collection, conservation and utilization. A total of 56,580 accessions (including\r\npossible duplicates) of pearl millet in 70 genebanks of 46 countries across world are available. Landraces represent\r\nthe largest part of pearl millet germplasm, followed by breeding/research material and wild relatives. The Indian\r\nnational collection includes 7,059 accessions at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New\r\nDelhi. Global collections managed by ICRISAT comprise of 22,888 pearl millet accessions from 51 countries.\r\nHowever, only a very small fraction of these accessions has been utilized so far. Critical assessment of collection\r\nfor geographical and trait-diversity gaps using various GIS tools revealed several gaps in germplasm collection from\r\nAsian and African continents. Almost all cultivated accessions have been characterized for 23 morpho-agronomic\r\ncharacters following prescribed pearl millet descriptors. A large variation exists for phenotypic and phenological\r\ntraits among available germplasm. In general, Indian pearl millet landraces have mainly contributed for earliness,\r\nhigh tillering, high harvest index and local adaptation; whereas African material has been a good source of\r\nbigger panicles, large seed size, and disease resistance. Systematic evaluation and screening of germplasm has\r\nled to the identifi cation of specifi c sources of better grain quality, resistance to diseases and tolerance to abiotic\r\nstresses like drought and heat. These germplasm sources continue to play a critical role in crop improvement\r\nprogrammes across the world. Formation of trait-specifi c gene pools, core and minicore collections are likely to\r\nenhance the utilization of genetic resources to a greater degree. Strategies for further enriching the germplasm\r\nand increasing its use are discussed."^^ . "2017" . . "30" . "1" . . "Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding"^^ . . . "Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources"^^ . . . "09761926" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "S"^^ . "Pandey"^^ . "S Pandey"^^ . . "R K"^^ . "Tyagi"^^ . "R K Tyagi"^^ . . "H D"^^ . "Upadhyaya"^^ . "H D Upadhyaya"^^ . . "A K"^^ . "Jukanti"^^ . "A K Jukanti"^^ . . "O P"^^ . "Yadav"^^ . "O P Yadav"^^ . . "K N"^^ . "Reddy"^^ . "K N Reddy"^^ . . . . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Genetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization (Other)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #9992 \n\nGenetic Resources of Pearl Millet: Status and Utilization\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Pearl Millet"@en . . . "Genetics and Genomics"@en . . . "Germplasm"@en . .