Finger millet grain is nutritious with high protein content, a rich source of minerals such as calcium, iron and phosphorous and has a. Eleusine coracana, browntop millet panicum ramosum, koda or ditch millet paspalum scrobiculatum, and teff millet eragrostis tef. Overexpression of ecbhlh57 transcription factor from. Species within this genus have little morphological differences between them, and. Seeds were analyzed for fatty acid, amino acid and mineral contents. Determination of inter row spacing and seed rate on. Regional expert consultation on scoping, prioritizing and. The long history of cultivation and the large agroecological and cultural diversity in the country has. The primary goal of this dissertation research is to expand understanding of.
This experimental trial was conducted to study the effects of dried poultry dropping based diets on the dry matter intake, live weight changes, nutrient digestibility and nbalanceof konkan kanyal goats. Eleusine coracana, or finger millet, is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in africa and asia. Gaertn landraces kebere bezaweletaw1, prapa sripichitt 2, wasana wongyai and vipa hongtrakul 3 abstract a total of 66 finger millet accessions constituted of 64 landraces and two standard varieties. Status, potential, constraints and implications for improving small farmers welfare article pdf available december 2017 with. Expanded understanding of eleusine diversity and evolution. Thirty konkan kanyal goats aged between 912 months and with average weight of. Evaluation of phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of eleusine coracana l. In addition, it has c4 photosynthetic carbon assimilation mechanism, which helps to utilize water and nitrogen efficiently under hot and arid. Finger millet eleusine coracana 2n4x36 is a hardy, nutraceutical, climate change tolerant, orphan crop that is consumed throughout eastern africa and india. The fasta file format of final scaffolds and annotation are publicly available at ncbi biosample number. Host specialization of the blast fungus magnaporthe oryzae. It is a tetraploid and selfpollinating species probably evolved from its wild relative eleusine africana.
Weed management in transplanted finger millet eleusine coracana l. Finger millet also is known to have several potential health benefits and some of the health benefits are attributed to its polyphenol contents chethan and malleshi 2007. Eleusine coracana proper noun edit a taxonomic species within the family poaceae finger millets, native to ethiopia, widely cultivated in africa and asia. Agromorphological, physiological and yield related. In northern nigeria the seeds of the cereal eleusine coracana finger millet, called pwana by the birom and tamba by the hausa, are used as a supplemental food taken in the form of tea or a porridgelike meal. Finger smallseeded annual grasses, most of which are millet has been identi. To understand the genetic mechanisms that drive host specialization of m. Nutritional and antioxidant status of rabri incorporated. Evaluation of agronomic characters of finger millet eleusine coracana l gaertn as influenced by poultry manure in the northern guinea savanna agroecology, nigeria. Regional expert consultation on scoping, prioritizing and mapping of neglected and underutilized crops in selected countries regional initiative on.
Share copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. Eleusine coracana were indicated as having their center of diversity in ethiopia zonary, 1970 and local domesticates are known to have a wide genetic diversity. Genetic variation, heritability and pathanalysis in. Poeceae commonly known as finger millet or ragi cultivated in india and many of the african countries 4. Sc botany question paper 201920 answer keys you can download duet 201920 page also just go to menu bar, click on filethen save. Biology and management of goosegrass eleusine indica l. In countries with an arid or semiarid climate, millet is a staple crop of significant economic importance, taking the place of wheat and corn. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Eleusine, including 9 to 12 species, is a small genus of annual and perennial grass species within the eragrosteae tribe and chloridoideae subfamily. The experiment was conducted at haramaya university poultry farm, which is located at 42e3 east longitude, 9e26. Nutraceutical importance of finger millet eleusine coracana for. The treatments were arranged factorially and laid out in a randomized complete block design rcbd with three replications. Accessions evaluated for drought resistance under field condition awol assefa and masresha fetene department of plant biology and biodiversity management, addis ababa university, addis ababa. Characterization of antifungal natural products isolated.
Phenotypic diversity of ethiopian finger millet eleusine. Pdf on may 15, 2019, manoj kandel and others published field evaluation and nutritional benefits of finger millet eleusine coracana l. Sc botany question paper 201920 in text or pdf for duet m. The foliage of goosegrass is shiny, as compared to the dullcolored foliage of crabgrass. Fiche technique gsdm 332 eleusine v 2012 04 25 finale ok. Characterisation of the major prolamins of tef eragostis.
Pdf fatty acid, amino acid and trace mineral composition. Gaertn productivity as influenced by crop geometry and age of seedlings was carried out during rabi, 2014 15 on sandy clay loam soils of dryland farm of s. Eleusine coracana are two minor cereals, both with millet is the common name for a number of their origins in ethiopia and the sudan1,2. Effects of supplementing finger millet eleusine coracana.
Sc botany question paper 201920 with solution you can download it in free, if duet m. Evaluation of phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of. This document is enh1274, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. Bap was better, but kinetin is effective in finger millet for plant regeneration. Nutritional and functional benefits of finger millet eleusine coracana. High frequency plant regeneration was noticed upto 165 to 180 days which would pave the way for genetic transformation of finger millet. Genome and transcriptome sequence of finger millet. Magnaporthe oryzae anamorph pyricularia oryzae is the causal agent of blast disease of poaceae crops and their wild relatives. Development of a goosegrass eleusine indica draft genome. Finger millet eleusine coracana also known as tamba, is a staple cereal grain in some. Assessment of the potential allelopathic effects of.
Pdf field evaluation and nutritional benefits of finger millet. Millet types foxtail millet, also called german or italian millet fig. High frequency plant regeneration from callus cultures of. Genome and transcriptome sequence of finger millet eleusine.
The experiment was conducted with four levels of inter row spacing 30, 45, 60 and 75 cm and three levels of seed rate 5, 10 and 15 kg ha1. It is a popular millet of india, consumed without dehulling either raw or after germination or fermentation. A field experiment entitled finger millet eleusine coracana l. Dried grain having the characteristics of the species eleusine coracana l gaertner 3.
The genus eleusine comprises about 9 species and east africa is considered its centre of diversification with eight species. Agromorphological, physiological and yield related performances of finger millet eleusine coracana l. Penilaian potensi kesan alelopati pennisetum purpureum schumach. Gaertn is a drought hardy crop and widely grown in the arid areas of africa and asia and thrives well under disturbed soils, can grow in hot climates and survives severe water deficit and osmotic stress. Among the millets, finger millet has high amount of calcium, methionine, tryptophan, fiber, and sulphur containing amino acids.
Comparative analysis for drought stress tolerance among different crop species showed that finger. Asian journal of agriculture and rural development agro. The long history of cultivation and the large agroecological and cultural diversity in the country has resulted in large number of landraces of finger millet. Msuya abstract different traditional land preparation techniques for finger millet eleusine coracana l. Widely cultivated in tropical asia and east africa. Finger millet eleusine coracana is one of the oldest cereal grains. Millet is a true grass or cereal, just like wheat, maize and rice, and a great source of essential nutrients. Effect of dietary replacement of maize with finger millet. Key words callus cultures, plant regeneration, finger millet eleusine coracana. Gaertn production are determinant to a great extent of the. Enh1274 biology and management of goosegrass eleusine indica l. Genetic variation, heritability and pathanalysis in ethiopian finger millet eleusine coracana l. Processing, nutritional composition and health benefits of. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Finger millet eleusine coracana is a cereal crop believed to be native to east africa and traditionally cultivated on smallholdings. Name of the sequenceresource finger millet eleusine coracana rice. Thus, the construction of a comprehensive nucleotidesequence reference in goosegrass should facilitate the study of several eleusine species, especially e. There are very few genomic information about this genus. C handani gondaliya 1, a n u mishra 1, amit patel 2, devesh patel 2, neeta dave 1 a nd v.