Sorghum and Millets Diseases


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This work is based on the Mexico 2000 meeting under the auspices of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) and INTSORMIL (International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program). Sorghum and millet are very important agronomic crops in many parts of the world, specifically in the semi-arid regions in warm areas. The crops are of great significance in supplying food and feed in the developing areas of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.




Agriculture Handbook


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Set includes revised editions of some issues.










Disease Analysis Through Genetics and Biotechnology


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Focusing on the most important sorghum and millet diseases, this book is the result of an international conference on diseases of sorghum and millet from different growing regions of the world. New research approaches to improve disease management strategies are included.




Millets and Sorghum


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Millets and sorghum are extremely important crops in many developing nations and because of the ability of many of them to thrive in low-moisture situations they represent some exciting opportunities for further development to address the continuing and increasing impact of global temperature increase on the sustainability of the world’s food crops. The main focus of this thorough new book is the potential for crop improvement through new and traditional methods, with the book’s main chapters covering the following crops: sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail milet, proso millet, little millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, tef and fonio. Further chapters cover pests and diseases, nutritional and industrial importance, novel tools for improvement, and seed systems in millets. Millets and Sorghum provides full and comprehensive coverage of these crucially important crops, their biology, world status and potential for improvement, and is an essential purchase for crop and plant scientists, and food scientists and technologists throughout the developed and developing world. All libraries in universities and research establishment where biological and agricultural sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this important book on their shelves.




Sorghum and millets diseases


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Regional and country reports (sorghum). Sorghum and pearl millet pathology in zimbabwe. Sorghum diseases in southern Africa. Sorghum diseases in eastern Africa. Sorghum diseases in western Africa. Sorghum and sorghum diseases in Japan. Diseases of sorghum in the philippines. Sorghum diseases in Thailand. Sorghum diseases in India: knowledge and research needs. Sorghum diseases in Brazil. Sorghum diseases in South America. Sorghum diseases in Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Sorghum diseases in Mexico. Sorghum diseases in North America. A short communication on sorghum diseasesin in Europe. Regional and country reports (Pearl Millet). World review of pearl millet diseases: Knowledge and future research needs. Pearl millet diseases in western Africa. Pe-arl millet diseases in Southern Africa. Pearl millet diseases in India: Knowledge and future research needs. Ergot diseases of pear millet: Toxicological significance and a mechanism for disease escape. Current status of sorghum diseases. Bacterial diseases of sorghum. Detection and identification of viruses and virus diseases of sorghum. Biotic and abiotic factors associated with seeding diseases of sorghum. Foliar diseases of sorghum. Nematode pathogens of sorghum. Striga (Witchweeds) in sorghum and millet: knowledge and future research needs. Anthracnose of sorghum. Physiological races of colletotrichum graminicola in Brazil. Current status of sorghum downy mildew control stalk rots. Sorghum egot. Sorghum smuts. A review of sorghum grain mold resistance ...