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020			_a978-3-319-27088-3 (Print)
020			_a978-3-319-27090-6 (eBook)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27090-6_15
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041			_aeng
100	1		_8INT3332 _9922 _aSehgal, D. _gGlobal Wheat Program
245	1	0	_aChapter 15. Advances in molecular breeding of pearl millet
260			_aNew York, USA : _bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg, _c2016.
520			_aPearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] (2n = 2 × = 14) is the sixth most important global cereal crop (after rice, wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum) which is grown in the hottest and driest regions of sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It produces grains with high nutritive value even under hot, dry conditions, and on infertile soils of low water-holding capacity, where other cereal crops fail. This makes pearl millet a highly desirable crop for farmers in such harsh environments. Pearl millet became the focus of genome research almost at the same time as other major crops but then lagged behind as major crops dominated the genomics era. However, in the last decade, several efforts were initiated to rekindle the genomic research of this orphan crop resulting into generation of vast amounts of genomic information. Particularly, the recent whole-genome sequencing efforts taken for pearl millet by an international pearl millet genome sequencing consortium are remarkable. This chapter reviews the advances made in generating the genetic and genomics resources in pearl millet and their integration into molecular breeding. A successful example of marker-assisted selection (MAS) culminating in a product release is cited.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_aBreeding _gAGROVOC _2 _91029
650		0	_92433 _aPennisetum glaucum
773	0		_wu58085 _dNew York, USA : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. _z978-3-319-27088-3 (Print) _tMolecular breeding for sustainable crop improvement : volume 2 _gp. 397-419
856	4		_yAccess only for CIMMYT Staff _uhttp://libcatalog.cimmyt.org/Download/cis/58088.pdf
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