Proso millet: Importance and cultivation


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Authors

  • Avinash Singode ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • Rajendra R Chapke ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • Sangappa ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • Balakrishna Domathoti ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • P G Padmaja ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • Venkatesh B Bhat ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • V M Malathi ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • R Venkateswarlu ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • Seva Nayak ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • Dheeravathu ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030
  • C V Ratnavathi ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030

Keywords:

Climate smart crop, Proso millet, Varieties

Abstract

Proso millet is one of the oldest cultivated and among the first domesticated crops, mainly distributed in the semi-arid region of Asia (East Asia, West Asia, and South Asia) and Europe. It is used as bird feed in the US, but is used for human consumption in many parts of the world including Russia, China, Korea and India. It is rich in protein and starch. The probable reason of proso millet in the first league of domesticated crops is its short-duration, minimum crop management, resilience to abiotic stress and being nutritionally rich. These could be the important attributes that also made proso millet spread over Asia and Europe.

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Submitted

2023-01-24

Published

2023-01-24

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 1 (2023): INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS 2023 (Special Issue)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Singode, A., Chapke, R. R., Sangappa, Domathoti, B., Padmaja, P. G., Bhat, V. B., Malathi, V. M., Venkateswarlu, R., Nayak, S., Dheeravathu, & Ratnavathi, C. V. (2023). Proso millet: Importance and cultivation. Indian Farming, 73(1), 110-111. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/132600