Exploring the genetic variability and diversity of pearl millet core collection germplasm for grain nutritional traits improvement

Improving essential nutrient content in staple food crops through biofortification breeding can overcome the micronutrient malnutrition problem

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 3 December 2020

• Country: India
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
• Authors: Govindaraj, M, Rai, K.N., Kanatti, A, Upadhyaya, H.D., Shivade, H, Rao, A.S.

Abstract

Improving essential nutrient content in staple food crops through biofortification breeding can overcome the micronutrient malnutrition problem. Genetic improvement depends on the availability of genetic variability in the primary gene pool. This study was aimed to ascertain the magnitude of variability in a core germplasm collection of diverse origin and predict pearl millet biofortification prospects for essential micronutrients. Germplasm accessions were evaluated in field trials at ICRISAT, India.

This article is an output of the HarvestPlus programme

Citation

Govindaraj, Mahalingam; Rai, Kedar N; Kanatti, Anand; Upadhyaya, Hari D; Shivade, Harshad; Rao, Aluri S. 2020. Exploring the genetic variability and diversity of pearl millet core collection germplasm for grain nutritional traits improvement. Scientific Reports. 10(1):21177.

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Exploring the genetic variability and diversity of pearl millet core collection germplasm for grain nutritional traits improvement

Published 3 December 2020