Genetic and genomic resources, and breeding for accelerating improvement of small millets: current status and future interventions

M Vetriventhan, VCR Azevedo, HD Upadhyaya… - The Nucleus, 2020 - Springer
Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …

Integrating omics and gene editing tools for rapid improvement of traditional food plants for diversified and sustainable food security

A Kumar, T Anju, S Kumar, SS Chhapekar… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Indigenous communities across the globe, especially in rural areas, consume locally
available plants known as Traditional Food Plants (TFPs) for their nutritional and health …

Role of genome sequences of major and minor millets in strengthening food and nutritional security for future generations

T Maharajan, TPA Krishna, NM Krishnakumar… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Millets are small-seeded cereals belonging to the family Poaceae. They are considered to
be climate-resilient and future nutritional food cereals for humans. Millets are resistant to …

Nutri‐cereal tissue‐specific transcriptome atlas during development: Functional integration of gene expression to identify mineral uptake pathways in little millet …

S Pahari, N Vaid, R Soolanayakanahally… - The Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Little millet (Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) is an essential minor
millet of southeast Asia and Africa's temperate and subtropical regions. The plant is stress …

Harnessing the Transcriptomic Resources of Millets to Decipher Climate Resilience and Nutrient Enrichment Traits

T Maharajan, SA Ceasar… - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Rich nutrients, climate resilience, and the economic importance of millets are believed to
ensure food security for future generations. Millets have the habit of growing against abiotic …

LMTdb: A comprehensive transcriptome database for climate-resilient, nutritionally rich little millet (Panicum sumatrense)

S Shekhar, AS Prasad, K Banjare, A Kaushik… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Little millet (Panicum sumatrense) a native of Chhattisgarh, belongs to the minor millet group
and is primarily known as a climate-resilient and nutritionally rich crop. However, due to the …

Pangenomes as a resource to accelerate breeding of under-utilised crop species

CG Tay Fernandez, BJ Nestor, MF Danilevicz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pangenomes are a rich resource to examine the genomic variation observed within a
species or genera, supporting population genetics studies, with applications for the …

Phytochemical and biological studies of Panicum antidotale aerial parts ethanol extract supported by molecular docking study

I Sarwar, M Asif, T Jamshaid, M Saadullah… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Panicum antidotale has traditionally been used as a poultice to alleviate local inflammation
and painful diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory, wound-healing …

Drought resistance strategies in minor millets: a review

SSVK Patan, S Vallepu, KB Shaik, N Shaik… - Planta, 2024 - Springer
Main conclusion The review discusses growth and drought-response mechanisms in minor
millets under three themes: drought escape, drought avoidance and drought tolerance …

Gene editing tool kit in millets: present status and future directions

V Sapara, M Khisti, K Yogendra, PS Reddy - The Nucleus, 2024 - Springer
Abstracts Millets, the sixth most-grown group of crops in the drylands, support the livelihood
of many small-holder farmers in the region. Being one of the most nutritious groups of crops …