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SUBMITTER: Hatakeyama M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824816 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hatakeyama Masaomi M Aluri Sirisha S Balachadran Mathi Thumilan MT Sivarajan Sajeevan Radha SR Patrignani Andrea A Grüter Simon S Poveda Lucy L Shimizu-Inatsugi Rie R Baeten John J Francoijs Kees-Jan KJ Nataraja Karaba N KN Reddy Yellodu A Nanja YAN Phadnis Shamprasad S Ravikumar Ramapura L RL Schlapbach Ralph R Sreeman Sheshshayee M SM Shimizu Kentaro K KK
DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes 20180201 1
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) is an important crop for food security because of its tolerance to drought, which is expected to be exacerbated by global climate changes. Nevertheless, it is often classified as an orphan/underutilized crop because of the paucity of scientific attention. Among several small millets, finger millet is considered as an excellent source of essential nutrient elements, such as iron and zinc; hence, it has potential as an alternate coarse cereal. However, ...[more]