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Genomics-Assisted Improvement of Grain Quality and Nutraceutical Properties in Millets

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Current projections suggest that the global population could reach nine billion by 2050. To meet the food demand of such a huge population, a 70% increase in global food production is projected by 2050. The conventional cereal crops might not be able to fulfill these requirements because the ultimate yield potential of most of these crops is currently at a plateau level. To replace the existing pressure on conventional crops, millets are the best alternatives in the near future considering the global food sustainability and nutritional reliability. By virtue of their exceptional nutritional profiles, they have a great potential to contribute to solve the malnourishment problems mainly in low-income food deficient developing countries. Also, the C4 photosynthetic pathway and its ability to combat the moisture stress make them a ultimate option for climate resilient agriculture. In spite of enormous perspective, attempt for the genetic advancement of millets is considerably lagged behind the conventional cereal crops. Research done so far in millets has decoded their exceptional nutritive value, broad adjustability, and phenotypic plasticity. Information on genetic mechanisms underlying important agronomic traits of millets including nutritional parameters is limited. To improve the crop very lesser efforts have been devoted by applying novel biotechnological and genomic tools. However, with the availability of draft genome sequences for some of the millets, there is wide scope to accelerate the progression of genetic improvement. This chapter is an attempt to gather the meager information available on the aspects of grain quality and nutraceutical development in millets by utilizing the potential of emerging genomics tools and techniques.

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  1. Directorate of Education, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Anil Kumar

  2. Department of Biotechnology & Crop Improvement, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ram Sewak Singh Tomar

  3. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

    Ajay Chandra

  4. ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

    Dinesh Joshi

  5. Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krsihi Vishva Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Sushma Tiwari

  6. ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Prabha Singh

  7. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Rakesh Kumar Choudhary

  8. Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Vishnu Kumar

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    Manoj Kumar Tripathi

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    Dinesh Joshi

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Kumar, A. et al. (2021). Genomics-Assisted Improvement of Grain Quality and Nutraceutical Properties in Millets. In: Kumar, A., Tripathi, M.K., Joshi, D., Kumar, V. (eds) Millets and Millet Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0676-2_17

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