Research & Reports
Scientific studies, university research, institutional work, agronomy, nutrition science and market research on millets.
Texas Tech Genes Could Accelerate Sorghum Genetic Engineering Threefold
Texas Tech researchers have identified two genes that enable sorghum cells to regenerate roughly thr...
ICRISAT Advances Gene-Edited Sorghum and Pearl Millet Using CRISPR
ICRISAT is advancing gene-edited sorghum with Striga tolerance and climate resilience alongside pear...
Tiny RNAs Could Unlock Climate-Resilient, Nutrient-Rich Millets
Scientists are exploring microRNA regulatory networks as potential tools for developing millet varie...
Finger and Pearl Millet Named Key Crops for Resilient Food Systems
Finger millet and pearl millet are among 15 underutilized crops highlighted by the Crop Trust for th...
Texas Tech Researchers Target Three Major Sorghum Challenges
Three Texas Tech graduate researchers are investigating sorghum's chilling tolerance, cattle-feed di...
British Farm Trial Could Take Millet From Bird Seed to Food
A Defra-funded trial in Kent is testing Proso millet cultivation, harvesting and processing to estab...
ICMR-NIN Studies Nutritional Potential of Uttarakhand’s Traditional Millets
ICMR-NIN is studying traditional Uttarakhand grains including mandua, jhangora and koda, while clini...
Wiley Invites Research Papers for Special Issue on Millet Science and Innovation
Wiley has announced a Call for Papers for a special journal issue focused on millet research, inviti...
2,200-Year-Old Millet Bundles Reveal Ancient Roots of Chinese Zongzi
Archaeobotanical analysis of 2,200-year-old leaf-wrapped grain bundles from China's Wuwangdun Tomb h...
Finger Millet Mix Shows Promise for Improved Child Nutrition
Researchers in Nigeria developed a finger millet-based instant weaning mix enriched with indigenous...
UoH Project Harnesses Microbes for Climate-Resilient Foxtail Millet
University of Hyderabad researchers will develop beneficial microbial consortia for foxtail millet t...
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