Pearl Millet

Pearl millet is the most important, and probably has the greatest potential, of all the millets and miscellaneous cereals of pennisetum family. It is a robust, quick-growing summer cereal grass.

Pearl millet is grown extensively in the drier areas of west and south India and along the southern peripheries of the Sahara Desert. It is also grown in the southeastern United States, Australia, South Africa, and other semi-arid regions as a forage and pasture plant. It thrives on light-textured and well-drained soils, but does not tolerate waterlogging and flooding as well as sorghum. This book covers pearl millet 's origin and history, cytology and cytogenics, breeding and growing, and storage. It is a comprehensive review of the world research literature on the subject, and incorporates research done by ICRISAT (the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics).