Millets: The Ancient Grain for the Future

Authors

Dr. Arvind S. Totre; Dr. Amruta S. Jangale; Dr. Charudatta S. Chaudhari; Dr. Swati D. Shinde; Akshay Kumar Kurdekar; Vishwanath S. Naik; Vinay Kumar M. I.; T. Gangadhar; Kavyashree C.; Dileep; Swati Dash; Dr. Atheekur Rehman; H. M.; Mr. Badal Verma; Ms. Chinmayee Pattnayak; Dr. Santosh Bhadkariyaa; Mr. Arif Khanal; Abhishek Sharma; Shani Gulaiya; Priya Kochale; Parikha P. Singh; Varsha Pandey; Sarilla Jeannie; B. Sriram Kumar; Sanapala Swetha ; Jyoti; Gopal Katna; Om Prakash Raigar; Nitesh Kushwaha; Ippa Vinay; Singarapu Snigda Srilaasya; Patel Supriya; Thalari Vasanthrao; Palli Susan Grace; Kobagapu Maniratnam; Buriga Teja Swaroop; Lakshmi Sowmya; Ipsita Samal; Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi; Deepak Kumar Mahanta; J. Komal; Prasanta Kumar Majhi; Desai N. B.; Ganvit K. J; Yagini Tekam; Deepak Singh; Muskan Porwal; Gaurav Singh Rathore; Nikhil; Suraj Kumar; Abid Sultan; Kusumakar Gautam; Doppalapudi Vijaya Rani; Kaila Tara Meghana; Pemula Priyanka; Sushmita Moi; Himanshu Thakur; Ashish Kumar Nagar; Kalpna Shrivastava; Badal Verma; Siddharth Namdeo

Keywords:

Millets, Domestications of Millets, Industrial Products, Climate Change, Climate Resilience, Global Warming, Food and Nutrition Security, Domestication of Millet Crops, Field Cultivation Practices, Agronomic Practices, Crop Diversification, Crop Breeding Strategies, Inherent Adaptability, Biotic Stresses, Post-Harvest Management, Mitigating Biotic and Abiotic Stresses, Biotechnological Strategies, Improving Millet Productivity, Post Harvest Processing

Synopsis

Climate change and biodiversity loss will push us to revolutionise and transform our existing food systems to feed the global population and provide sustainable nutrition. Alternative crops such as millet present a viable option to diversify our diet and contribute to food security. Over the years, millets have enjoyed the tag of “poor man’s food grain” because of their sheer affordability. Millets have been classified into two groups on the basis of their grain size major millets and minor millets. Major classification includes sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), foxtail (Setaria italica), proso (Panicum milliaceum), and finger (Elusine coracana) millets whereas the minor ones being the kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum), little millet (Panicum sumatrense), barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea) millets that belong to the family Poaceae and kingdom Plantae. This year is declared as International year of Millets and theme for the International Year of Millets 2023 (IYM) is Harnessing the untapped potential of millets for food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture”. The theme reflects the goals of the initiative to raise awareness about the nutritional, ecological, and cultural value of millets, promote sustainable farming practices, and encourage their consumption as a healthy and sustainable alternative to other grains. The theme also highlights the potential of millets to contribute to food security and nutrition, particularly in regions where they are culturally relevant and deeply rooted in Indigenous Peoples’ culture and traditions. Thus to know the history and domestication millets is very important for study. Plant domestication is associated with major morphological modifications to fit human needs. The theme emphasizes the need to harness the untapped potential of millets to achieve sustainable agriculture, empower smallholder farmers, promote biodiversity, and transform agrifood systems. 

Chapters

  • History and Domestications of Millets
    Dr. Arvind S. Totre, Dr. Amruta S. Jangale, Dr. Charudatta S. Chaudhari, Dr. Swati D. Shinde
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  • Millet Based Industrial Products
    Akshay Kumar Kurdekar, Vishwanath S. Naik, Vinay Kumar M. I., T. Gangadhar, Kavyashree C., Dileep
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  • Millets in Era of Climate Change
    Swati Dash, Dr. Atheekur Rehman, H. M.
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  • Climate Resilience of Millets in Times of Global Warming
    Mr. Badal Verma
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  • Millets in Food and Nutrition Security
    Ms. Chinmayee Pattnayak
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  • History and Domestication of Millet Crops
    Dr. Santosh Bhadkariyaa, Mr. Arif Khanal
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  • Field Cultivation Practices for Different Types of Millets
    Abhishek Sharma, Shani Gulaiya, Priya Kochale, Parikha P. Singh
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  • Agronomic Practices for Enhancing Millet Productivity
    Varsha Pandey
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  • Millets in Crop Diversification
    Sarilla Jeannie, B. Sriram Kumar, Sanapala Swetha
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  • Crop Breeding Strategies to Enhance Inherent Adaptability and Productivity of Millets
    Gopal Katna, Om Prakash Raigar, Nitesh Kushwaha
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  • Biotic Stresses in Millets and Their Management
    Ippa Vinay, Singarapu Snigda Srilaasya, Patel Supriya, Thalari Vasanthrao
    pdf
  • Post-Harvest Management in Millets
    Palli Susan Grace, Kobagapu Maniratnam, Buriga Teja Swaroop, Lakshmi Sowmya
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  • Mitigating Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: Biotechnological Strategies for Improving Millet Productivity
    Ipsita Samal, Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi, Deepak Kumar Mahanta, J. Komal, Prasanta Kumar Majhi
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  • Ready to Serve Meals Based on Millets
    Desai N. B., Ganvit K. J
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  • Emerging Trends and Current Scenario in Millet Processing
    Yagini Tekam, Deepak Singh, Muskan Porwal, Gaurav Singh Rathore
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  • Global Status and Constraints in Millet Production
    Nikhil, Suraj Kumar, Abid Sultan, Kusumakar Gautam
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  • Bio Fortification of Millets
    Doppalapudi Vijaya Rani, Kaila Tara Meghana, Pemula Priyanka, Sushmita Moi, Himanshu Thakur
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  • Post Harvest Processing and Management of Millets
    Ashish Kumar Nagar, Kalpna Shrivastava, Badal Verma, Siddharth Namdeo
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Published

May 11, 2023
Copyright (c) 2023 Badal Verma, Dr. N. R. N. V. Gowripathi Rao, Vishal Omprakash Kohire Patil, Soumya Hiregoudar, Ankit Saini, Bharat Bhushan Rana

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-81-19149-19-3