Variation in Finger Millet for Salinity Tolerance and DNA Markers: The Intrinsics of Eleusine - Softcover

Rajarathinam, Prabhu; Ganesan, Meenakshi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659893552 ISBN 13: 9783659893551

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Finger millet, an allotetraploid cereal, is widely cultivated in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Being rich in protein and calcium, it serves as “nutritious millet” for rural populations in developing tropical countries. Considering the increased demand for food purposes and decreasing area due to competing crops, there is immediate need for genetic enhancement of finger millet productivity. One of the major constraints limiting plant productivity in many parts of the world is salinity where the information on tolerance is meager. Recently increasing attention is bestowed to improve finger millet for salinity tolerance. India is having rich germplasm of finger millet. Assessment of genetic diversity using DNA markers is one of the key tools of crop improvement and germplasm conservation. Considering the importance of finger millet as food and its general capacity to withstand salinity, the present investigation was targeted to evaluate an array of finger millet genotypes for salinity tolerance under in vitro condition and to assess the extent of genetic divergence among the genotypes, in order to develop improved varieties suitable for peninsular India.

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About the Author

Dr. R. Prabhu was born and raised in Ariyalur, ‘The Cement City’ of Tamil Nadu, India. He has convent education with Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree in the field of Agriculture with specialization in Plant Breeding and Genetics. Currently, serving as Research Associate at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659893552
• ISBN 13: 9783659893551
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120