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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- 1: Millets for Life: A Brief Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History of Millets in India and World -- 1.2.1 History in India -- 1.2.2 History of the World -- 1.3 Nutritional Values of Millets -- 1.4 Medicinal Values or Health Benefits of Millets -- 1.4.1 Millets Are Cure for Coronary Diseases -- 1.4.2 Millets Can Manage Sugar Level to Tackle Diabetes -- 1.4.3 Millets Promote Digestion and Cure Gastrointestinal Disorders |
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1.4.4 Millets Help in Detoxification (Antioxidant Properties) -- 1.4.5 Millets Protect from Cancer -- 1.5 Important Food and Non-food Products Prepared from Millets -- 1.5.1 Food Products from Millets -- 1.5.1.1 Whole Grain Foods -- 1.5.1.2 Foods made from Flour -- 1.5.1.3 Alcoholic Beverages from Millets -- 1.5.1.4 Nonalcoholic Beverages -- 1.5.2 Non-food Products from Millets -- 1.6 Millet Genetic Resources -- 1.7 Role of Millets in Climate Smart Agriculture -- 1.7.1 Why Millets? -- 1.7.2 Government Policies to Design Millet-Based Climate Resilient Agricultural Technologies -- 1.8 Conclusion |
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3.4 Proso Millet (Panicumm iliaceum) -- 3.4.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.4.2 Botanical Description -- 3.4.3 Edible Uses -- 3.4.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.5 Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica) -- 3.5.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.5.2 Botanical Description -- 3.5.3 Edible Uses -- 3.5.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.6 Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum) -- 3.6.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.6.2 Botanical Description -- 3.6.3 Edible Uses -- 3.6.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.7 Little Millet (Paspalum sumatrense) -- 3.7.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.7.2 Botanical Distribution -- 3.7.3 Edible Uses -- 3.7.4 Medicinal Uses |
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3.8 Browntop Millet (Brachiaria ramosa) -- 3.8.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.8.2 Botanical Distribution -- 3.8.3 Edible Uses -- 3.8.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.9 Ethnobotany: What and Why? -- 3.9.1 Millets and Tribal Agriculture: Understanding the Connections -- 3.9.2 Ethno-Medical Approach of Minor Millets -- 3.10 Ethnobotanical Significance of Minor Millets with Respect to Tribal/Remote Farmers -- 3.11 Few Evidences of Minor Millets Coping with Changing Climatic Conditions Around that in India -- 3.12 Initiatives of Government of India and Civil Societies to Promote Millets Framing in India |
| Summary |
Millets are small-grained, annual, warm weather cereal. The millets offer both nutritional and livelihood security of human population and fodder security of diverse livestock population in dryland region of India. Millets are highly nutritious, they are known as health foods especially for control of diabetes and mineral deficiencies. One of the major factors for declining consumption of millets is the lack of awareness of their nutritive value and inconvenience of their preparation. This book covers both, chemistry and novel technology for millet processing and development. It summarizes the latest information on millets, their nutritional and health benefits, historical perspective, utilization, R & D efforts, present status and the importance being given by policy makers for promoting millets for sustainable agriculture and healthy society. The book is compiled by various experts keeping in view syllabi of different research institutions, researchers, students as well requirement of the industry. It will serve as instructional material for researchers in food science, microbiology, process engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology and reference material for those working in industry and R & D labs |
| Bibliography |
References-2: Global Scenario of Millets Cultivation-2.1 Introduction-2.2 Cropping Area-2.3 Production-2.4 Productivity-2.5 International Trade-2.6 Production Constraints-2.7 Conclusion-References-3: Minor Millets: Profile and Ethnobotanical Scenario-3.1 Introduction-3.2 Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana)-3.2.1 Origin and Distribution-3.2.2 Botanical Description-3.2.3 Edible Uses-3.2.4 Medicinal Uses-3.3 Barnyard Millet-3.3.1 Origin and Distribution-3.3.2 Botanical Description-3.3.3 Edible Uses-3.3.4 Medicinal Uses |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 20, 2021) |
| Subject |
Millets.
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Millets
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Mill.
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Millorament selectiu de plantes.
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Biotecnologia vegetal.
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kumar, Anil, editor
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Tripathi, Manoj Kumar, editor
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Joshi, D. C. (Dinesh Chandra), 1943- editor.
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Kumar, Vishnu, editor
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| ISBN |
9811606765 |
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9789811606762 |
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