Pearl Millet
a resilient cereal crop for food, nutrition, and climate security
$309.22
- Hardcover
528 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2024
Summary
Pearl Millet: A Climate-Resilient Grain for a Sustainable Future
In this age of climate change, discover how pearl millet is considered a viable alternative cereal crop for semi-arid and hot areas.
Pearl millet, a warm-season, dryland cereal crop, is a staple food for over 90 million people in Africa and Asia. Its nutritional superiority relative to other cereal crops, such as rice, wheat, maize, and sorghum, and its hardiness and adaptability to ha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780891184041 |
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| ISBN-10: | 089118404X |
| Series: | Agronomy Monographs |
| Author: | Ramasamy Perumal, P.V. Vara Prasad, Mahalingam Govindaraj, Abdou Tenkouano, C. Tara Satyavathi |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 954g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 237mm x 159mm |
About The Author
Ramasamy Perumal
Ramasamy Perumal, PhD, is a Professor of Sorghum and Pearl Millet breeding at Kansas State University, USA.
P. V. Vara Prasad, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor, R.O. Kruse Professor of Agriculture and Director of the Feed the Future Sustainable Intensificaiton Innovation Lab at Kansas State University, USA.
C. Tara Satyavathi, PhD, is a Director at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, India.
Mahalingam Govindaraj, PhD, is a Senior Scientist for Crop Development at HarvestPlus and the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture, India.
Abdou Tenkouano, PhD, is the Director General of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya.
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