The Nutri-Cereals Small Millets

Millets is a collective name referring to a number of small-seeded annual grasses that are cultivated as grain crops, primarily on marginal lands in dry areas in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. The most important species are pearl millet, sorghum and finger millet. Other small millet species (kodo millet, little millet, barnyard millet and foxtail millet, proso millet, fonios and teff etc.) are locally important food grains restricted to smaller regions or individual countries. Almost all millets are produced by small-scale farmers for household consumption. Very limited quantities of millets are produced in the developed countries, primarily for a high-value specialty market such as bird seed.

This book aims to serve as a detailed guide for the study and identification of Millets. This book covers in-depth several aspects like nutritional, crop management, and nutrition to human beings. Incorporation of effective techniques for cultivation of small millets is also the part of this book.