The document discusses breeding practices for quality traits in minor millets, emphasizing their nutritional benefits, adaptability to adverse conditions, and significance as staple foods. It details various types of minor millets, their agricultural requirements, and presents data on production areas and nutrition values. Challenges in breeding for quality improvements are also addressed, highlighting the complexity and technical skill required in hybridization efforts.

2. Breeding for quality traits in minor millets
MAJOR GUIDE
Dr. M. M. Talpada
Associate Research Scientist
Cotton research Station,
Kukada,
J.A.U., Junagadh
MINOR GUIDE
Dr. M. H. Sapovadiya
Assistant Research Scientist
Departments of Genetics &
Plant Breeding,
College of Agriculture,
J.A.U., Junagadh
SPEAKER
Jay Khaniya
M.Sc. (Agri.) 3rd Sem.
Reg. no.: 2010117052
Genetics & Plant Breeding,
College of Agriculture,
J.A.U., Junagadh
Date:
Sept. 29th, 2018 Time: 16:00 to 17:00Course No.: GP 591

3. http://milletindia.org/3Proverb from Old Kannada

4. INTRODUCTION
BREEDING FOR QUALITY TRAITS
OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINS
BREEDING METHODS AND CASE STUDIES
ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONCLUSION04
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5. •Minor millets are small-seeded species crops, grown
around the world for food and fodder.
•Minor millets are high energy, nutritious foods
comparable to other cereals.
•Some of them are even better with regard to protein
and mineral content.
•They are particularly low in phytic acid and rich in
dietary fiber, iron, calcium and B vitamins.
Introduction
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6. (1) Finger millet
(2) Foxtail millet
(3) Barnyard millet(5) Kodo millet
(6) Little millet
(4) Proso millet
6 http://www.aicrpsm.res.in/photos&video.html
Figure 1

7. •Grown well in adverse soil and climatic condition.
•Shorter crop duration.
•Some of them are suitable for contingency plan.
•They are also more nutritious than major cereals.
•Finger millet is highly tolerant to alkalinity, even >pH 11.0.
•Foxtail millet, Proso millet & Little millet is suitable for
both drought and water logging condition.
•Kodo millet & Proso millet is highly drought resistant.
7
Special features of Minor millets

8. http://vikaspedia.in/health/nutrition/nutritive-value-of-foods/nutritive-value-of-
cereals-and-millets/small-millets-not-2018small2019-in-nutrition
Table 1: Vernacular names of minor millets
English Finger millet Little millet Kodo millet
Foxtail/ Italian
millet
Barnyard
millet
Proso millet
Gujarati Nagli, Bavto Gajro, Kuri Kodra Kang Sama Cheno
Hindi Mandua Kutki Kodon Kangni, Kakum Sanwa, Jhangon Barre
Sanskrit
Nandimukhi,
Madhuli
- Kodara Kanguni Shyama Chiná
Kannada Ragi Same Harka Navane Oodalu Baragu
Tamil Kelvaragu Samai Varagu Tenai Kuthiravaali Panivaragu
Telugu Ragulu Samalu Arikelu, Arika Korra, Korralu
Udalu,
Kodisama
Varigulu,
Varagalu
Malayalam Moothari Chama Varagu Thina - Panivaragu
Marathi Nachni Sava Kodra Kang, Rala Shamul Vari
Bengali Mandua Kangani Kodo Kaon Shamula Cheena
Oriya Mandia Suan Kodua Kanghu, Kora Khira Chinna
Punjabi
Mandhuka,
Mandhal
Swank Kodra Kangni Swank Cheena
Kashmiri - Ganuhaar - Shol - Pingu
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9. https://slideplayer.com/slide/4417823/
Figure 2: Minor millet growing area in India
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10. 10
Finger millet, 17.1, 66%
Little millet, 2.91, 11%
Barnyard millet, 1.95, 8%
Foxtail millet, 1, 4%
Kodo millet, 2.35, 9%
Proso millet, 0.42, 2%
Area (Lakh ha)
Finger millet Little millet Barnyard millet Foxtail millet Kodo millet Proso millet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M4UznoQXvE (2018)
Figure 3: Minor millet growing area in India
Area: 25.73 lakh ha
Production: 24.04 lakh ton
Productivity: 2269 kg/ha

11. 0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
1951-55 1956-60 1961-65 1966-70 1971-75 1976-80 1981-85 1986-90 1991-95 1996-00 2001-05 2006-10 2011-2015
Figure 4: Quinquennial area, production and
productivity of small millets in India
Area ('000 ha) Production ('000 t) Productivity (kg/ha)
1)Almora (Uttarakhand) – Barnyard millet
2)Dholi (Bihar) – Proso millet
3)Dindori (MP) – Kodo millet
4)Semiliguda (Orissa) - Little millet
5)Nandyal (AP) – Foxtail millet
Annual Progress Report: 2017-18, ICAR-AICRP on Small Millets, Bengaluru11

12. 0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Figure 5: Sate-wise area, production and
productivity Small millets in India: 2015-16
Area ('000 ha) Production ('000 t) Productivity ('00 kg/ha)
Nutritive value of Indian foods, NIN, 2007Annual Progress Report: 2017-18, ICAR-AICRP on Small Millets, Bengaluru12

13. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1951-55 1956-60 1961-65 1966-70 1971-75 1976-80 1981-85 1986-90 1991-95 1996-00 2001-05 2006-10 2011-2015
Figure 6: Quinquennial area, production and
productivity of Finger millet in India
Area ('000 ha) Production ('000 t) Productivity (kg/ha)
Nutritive value of Indian foods, NIN, 2007Annual Progress Report: 2017-18, ICAR-AICRP on Small Millets, Bengaluru13

14. • 15m ha and India’s share is 20%
• Finger millet: 25 countries with 4 - 5 m ha for beverage &
food; India’s share is 40%
• Foxtail millet: 4 - 5 m ha, China tops and CMS based
hybrids with high yield potential
• Proso millet: 3 - 4 m ha, mostly in Eurasian countries
• Barnyard millet: 0.3 - 0.4 m ha mostly in India and Japan
• Little millet & Kodo millet: Heritage crops of India
• Export potential – as bird feed and organic millets worth of
100 crore, India’s share is negligible
GLOBAL SCENARIO
AICSMIP, Bangalore14

15. Table 2: Optimum agrarian conditions for minor millets
Crop
Optimum
soil type
Height
range (m)
Temperature pH
Soil salinity
(dS/m)
Rainfall
required (cm)
Maturity time
(days)
Finger
millet
Rich loam to
upland shallow
soils
Sea level to
2300
26-29℃
(decline growth
below 20℃)
4.5 to 7.5 11-12 50-60 90-120
Foxtail
millet
Sandy to loamy
soils
Sea level to
2000
5-35℃
( Best16-25℃)
5.5 to 7.0 6 30-70 75-90
Proso
millet
Sandy loam,
slightly acidic,
saline, low-
fertility soil
1200 to 3500
above sea level
20-30℃ 5.5 to 6.5 - 20-50 60-90
Barnyard
millet
Medium to
heavy soils
Sea level to
2000
15-33℃
(Best 27-33℃)
4.6 to 7.4 3-5 - 45-70
Little
millet
- Up to 2100 - - - - 80-85
Kodo
millet
Fertile to
marginal soils
Up to 1500 25-27℃ - - 80-120 100-140
Kumar et al. (2018)
Agric & Food Secur (2018) 7:31
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0183-3 15

16. • Finger millet / African millet / Keppai
/ Mutthair / Thamida / Nacheni / Crow
footed millet
• Finger millet is an important staple
food in parts of East and Central Africa,
and India, particularly in Karnataka.
• Place of Origin : East Africa
• The genus Eleusine consists of eleven
species.
• E. indica is considered as one of the
parent for the tetraploid E.africana.
E.coracana were mutants selected from
of E. africana.
E. indica (2n=18) x Closely related taxon
Chromosome doubling
E. africana (2n=36)
mutant
E. coracana (2n=36) tetraploid
introgression
http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Breeding%20of%20Field%
20&%20Horticultural%20Crops/GPBR212/Data%20Files/lec07.pdf
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Figure 7

17. • Dwarf Setaria/ Foxtail bristle grass/ Giant
Setaria/ Green foxtail/ Italian millet/
German millet/ Hungarian millet.
• Second-most widely planted species of
millet, and the most important in East Asia
( approx. six million tons).
• Place of origin: China
• Annual grass with slim, vertical, leafy
stems (3.9 to 6.6 ft).
• Its grain is used for human consumption
and as feed for poultry and cage birds.
• It can tolerate water logging.
http://exploreit.icrisat.org/profile/Small%20millets/187
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtail_millet17
Figure 8

18. http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Breeding%20of%20Field%
20&%20Horticultural%20Crops/GPBR212/Data%20Files/lec09.pdf
http://exploreit.icrisat.org/profile/Small%20millets/187
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proso_millet
• Boom corn millet/ Common millet/ Broomtail
millet/ Hog millet/ Kashfi millet/ Red millet/
White millet.
• Manchuria and Transcocasia (7000 years
ago), Europe (3000 years ago) then followed
to Near East and India.
• It has a C4 photosynthesis (Thermophilic).
The seeds are small and can be cream, yellow,
orange-red, or brown in colour.
• Inflorescence is a drooping panicle.
• The spikelet contain two flower partially
enclosed by the glumes.
• The flowers open between 10 AM to 12 noon.
The spikelet open and close within 7 minutes.
• The anthesis begins from tip of the panicle
and proceeds down wards.
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Figure 9

19. • Billion dollar grasses/ Moraiaya/ Jhangora/
Bhagar/ Samo.
• Wild ancestor is E. colona but exact date or
region of domestication is uncertain.
• Domesticated about 4,000 years ago in India
and Japan (E. esculenta).
• The anthers are purple in colour.
• Order of flowering is from tip to the bottom of
panicle.
• Anthesis - 5 AM to 10 AM.
• The grains are cooked in water, like rice, or
boiled with milk and sugar.
• Fermented for Beer and eaten in fast. http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Breeding%20of%20Field%
20&%20Horticultural%20Crops/GPBR212/Data%20Files/lec09.pdf
http://exploreit.icrisat.org/profile/Small%20millets/187
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_frumentacea
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Figure 10

20. • Cow grass/ rice grass/ ditch millet/ Native
Paspalum / Indian Crown Grass.
• It’s domesticated in India almost 3,000 years
ago.
• Place of origin: Tropical Africa.
• Monocot and an annual grass that grows to
heights of approx. four feet.
• Humid habitats of the tropics and sub tropics.
• The fiber content of the whole grain is very high.
• The spikelet are highly cleistogamous.
• Only 10-15% of spikelet open under Coimbatore
condition.
• Spikelet at the middle of spikes open first,
gradually spread to either ends (2:30-3:00AM to
continue till sunrise). http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Breeding%20of%20Field%20
&%20Horticultural%20Crops/GPBR212/Data%20Files/lec09.pdf
http://exploreit.icrisat.org/profile/Small%20millets/187
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paspalum_scrobiculatum20
Figure 11

21. • It is an annual herbaceous plant, which
grows straight or with folded blades to a
height of 30 cm to 1 m.
• Place of origin: India
• Little millet is a reliable fast-growing crop
that is early maturing and resistant to adverse
Agri-climatic conditions.
• It’s green part is suitable for cattle and straw
in construction.
• At the Indus Valley Civilization sites of
Harappa and Farmana, the millet
assemblage was dominated by little millet
(over 10,000 grains).
http://exploreit.icrisat.org/profile/Small%20millets/187
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panicum_sumatrense21
Figure 12

22. Food grain
names
Carbohydrates
(g)
Protein
(g)
Fat (g)
Energy
(KCal)
Crude
fiber (g)
Mineral
water (g)
Ca (mg) P (mg) Fe (mg)
Finger millet 72.0 7.3 1.3 328 3.6 2.7 344 283 3.9
Kodo millet 65.9 8.3 1.4 309 9.0 2.6 27 188 0.5
Proso millet 70.4 12.5 1.1 341 2.2 1.9 14 206 0.8
Foxtail millet 60.9 12.3 4.3 331 8.0 3.3 31 290 2.8
Little millet 67.0 7.7 4.7 341 7.6 1.5 17 220 9.3
Barnyard
millet
65.5 6.2 2.2 307 9.8 4.4 20 280 5.0
Wheat
(whole)
71.2 11.8 1.5 346 1.2 1.5 41 306 5.3
Rice (raw,
milled)
78.2 6.8 0.5 345 0.2 0.6 10 160 0.7
Nutritive value of Indian foods, NIN, 2007
Table 3: Nutritional composition of millets compared to fine cereals (per 100g)
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23. Nutritional importance
• Alkaline, one of the least allergic and easily digestible.
• Phosphorus help in fat metabolism, body tissue repair and creating
energy.
• Magnesium help to reduce the chance heart attacks.
• Fiber from whole grains has been shown to protect against cancer.
• Niacin in millets can help to lower cholesterol.
• Protect against childhood asthma.
• It can help to lower risk of diabetes.
• It act as a prebiotic to feed important micro flora in our inner
ecosystem.
Summer school on postharvest and value addition of millets for the development
of functional foods to combat disorders (2015) TNAU, Coimbatore.23

24. Ragi
Laddu
Ragi snacks
http://millets.res.in/m_recipes/Millets_Recipes-
A_Healthy_choice.pdf & Google24
Figure 13

25. Ragi Idli
Ragi Roti
http://millets.res.in/m_recipes/Millets_Recipes-
A_Healthy_choice.pdf & Google25
Figure 14

26. Millet Upma
Millet Sweet
http://millets.res.in/m_recipes/Millets_Recipes-
A_Healthy_choice.pdf & Google
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Figure 15

27. • High protein content.
• High Calcium, Iron and Zinc content (Macro and Micro nutrients).
• High beta-carotene content.
• High fiber content.
• Low fat content.
• High hydrolytic enzymatic activity during malting (finger millet).
• Development of amber seed colour and good flour colour finger millet.
• High storability, uniformity in size and shape of the grains.
• High popping percent and volume expansion during puffing.
• High fodder quality.
• Low anti-nutritional factors.
Objectives for Quality Improvement
https://www.slideshare.net/varshagaitonde9/elucine-coracana-ragi27

28. • Polygenic traits.
• Continuous variation.
• Complex ploidy level.
• Require higher technical skill in crossing.
• Higher cost for lab testing.
• Improvement of one trait may affect the other important trait like
yield.
• Hybridization is very difficult in case of small millets.
• Very Small flower structure.
• Cleistogamous nature.
Constrain in relation to quality breeding
https://www.slideshare.net/varshagaitonde9/elucine-coracana-ragi28

29. • Interavarietal improvement
• Mass selection
• Pureline selection
• Intervarietal improvement
• Natural hybridization
• Contact method
• Use of marker plant types
• Protogyny
• Polycrosses
• Induction & utilization of
sterility
• Controlled hybridization
Breeding Methods
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2029441/1/113739.pdf
•Recombination breeding
•Pedigree selection
•Mutation breeding
• Rectification of characters
• Inducing polygenic variations
• Inducing sterility
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30. Sr. No. Method of breeding Variety developed
1 Mass selection
Gidda and Hullubelle (Ragi, Karnataka), Saluchodi
(Ragi, AP), Udamalpet and Guddapah rajampet (Ragi,
TN), Murky and Nagkantna (Ragi, Sikkim), V-27 and
V-306 (Proso millet, AP), Koraput local (Little millet,
Orissa)
2 Pureline selection
Maximum Finger millet varieties, 13 Foxtail millet
varieties (Central Seed Committee, 1985), Kodo millet
(13), Little millet (10), Proso millet (12), Barnyard
millet (7)
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2029441/1/113739.pdf30
Table : Varieties developed by different breeding method

31. Name of
culture/Check
and cereals
Crude fiber % Ca (mg) Fe (mg) P (mg)
GNV-3
(little millet)
3.56 242.70 3.86 410.9
GV-2
(little millet,
check)
3.34 155.70 3.77 404.3
Rice 0.20 45 - 160
Wheat 1.20 41 4.90 306
Patil et al. (2016)Waghai, India
Table 4: Nutritional value of variety GNV-3 (little millet) as
compared to check and other cereals
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32. •Natural hybridization
• Very low degree of natural cross pollination was observed in Foxtail millet
(Patil, 1952) and Little millet (Dwivedi, 1947).
•Protogyny
• IPS 147, IPS 197, IPS 427 etc.
• Controlled pollination could also be effected
•Induction and utilization of sterility
•Recurrent radiations and interplanting
•GOT will reveal the natural hybrids
•Controlled hybridization
•Aims at sterilizationor removal of anthers and controlled pollination
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2029441/1/113739.pdf32

33. Hybrid Duration 1950-60 1960-70 1970-80 1980-85
I x I
Early Udaya - K7 5-6
Mid -late Puma Annapurna - -
Late - Cauvery
Shakti,
HPB 7-6
-
E x I
Early - - - Indaf-9
Mid -late - -
CO-9,
Indaf-5
-
Late - -
Indaf-1
Indaf-3
K-5
Indaf-6
Indaf-7
Indaf-8
Indaf-11
HR-911
E x E
Early - - HR-374 -
Late CO-6 - - -
Table 5: Hybrid derivatives of Finger millet in India
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2029441/1/113739.pdf
I × I : Indian × Indian
E × I : Exotic × Indian
E × E : Exotic × Exotic
Early : < 100 days
Mid-late : 100-110 days
Late : > 110 days
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34. AICRP – minor millets
• Formerly - All India Coordinated Small Millets Improvement
Project (AICSMIP).
• The major small millet growing areas - the tribal and hill
regions in the country.
• Dealing its research in 14 centers & 19 cooperating centers.
1. Berhampur (Odisha)
2. Dindori (MP)
3. Dholi (Bihar)
4. Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh)
5. Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
6. Mandya (Karnataka)
7. Nandyal (AP)
8. Ranchi (Jharkhand)
9. Ranichauri (Uttarakhand)
10.Rewa (MP)
11.Vizianagaram (AP)
12.Athiyandal (TN)
13.Mysore (Karnataka)
14.Waghai (Gujarat)
http://millets.res.in/aicrp_small.php
http://www.aicrpsm.res.in/About%20Us/Mandate/Mandate.pdf
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36. Sr.
No.
Genotypes Tannins (per cent) Phytates (mg/100g)
1 Indaf-5 0.40 260
2 GPU-28 0.32 275
3 ML-197 0.54 320
4 ML-365 0.20 240
5 ML-553 0.44 250
6 ML-426 0.30 246
7 ML-31 0.44 301.50
8 ML-322 0.34 242
SEm ± 1.375 3.209
CD at 5 % 4.484 10.46
Bangalore, India Shashi et al. (2006)
Table 6: Antinutritional composition of finger millet genotypes
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37. Sr. No. Characters GCV PCV Heritability (%)
Genetic advance as a %
of mean
1 Plant height (cm) 10.16 10.48 94 20.2
2 No. of effective tillers/plant 5.85 31.64 3.4 2.4
3 Days to 50% flowering (days) 12.43 12.46 99.5 25.5
4 Days to maturity (days) 9.50 12.64 56.5 14.7
5 No. of fingers/ear 19.04 21.12 81.3 35.4
6 Length of finger (cm) 15.98 17.65 82 29.7
7 Grain yield/plant (g) 19.05 22.65 70.8 33.1
8 1000 grain weight (g) 6.57 6.87 91.3 13
9 Grain yield/plot (g) 20.08 20.25 98.4 40
10 Grain yield/ha (q) 19.84 19.97 98.7 40.6
11 Straw yield/plot (kg) 24.07 24.11 99.6 48.7
12 Straw yield/ha (q) 23.97 24.00 99.8 181
13 Harvest Index (%) 12.75 12.91 97.5 25.9
14 Protein content (%) 14.18 14.46 96.1 29.2
15 Albumin content (%) 28.58 36.34 61.9 46.6
16 Globulin content (%) 32.28 39.56 66 54.4
17 Prolamin content (%) 17.11 18.37 86.7 32.5
18 Glutelin content (%) 16.17 17.60 84.4 30.4
19 Calcium content (mg/100g) 37.99 38.76 96.1 76.7
20 Iron content (mg/100g) 34.30 34.48 99 70.3
Table 7: GCV, PCV, Heritability and Genetic advance as a % of mean of forty finger millet genotype for twenty characters
Dapoli, India Jawale (2014) Ph.D. thesis37

38. Sr. No. Characters Mean Range Genotype
1 Protein content (%) 8.67 (%) 6.41-11.55 OEB 101 (11.55), ACPR 2 (11.08) & RAU 8 (10.85)
2 Albumin content (%) 1.20 (%) 0.61-1.85
OEB 101 (1.81), VR 847 (1.81), DPI 20114 (1.64), VL
326 (1.64), OEB 22 (1.64), VL 322 (1.64), RAU 8
(1.64), VR 708 (1.64), DM1 (1.64), GPU 58 (1.64),
PES 110 (1.64) and MR 33 (1.64)
3 Globulin content (%) 1.23 (%) 0.61-1.85 L 112 (1.85), RAU 8 (1.85) and VR 822 (1.85)
4 Prolamin content (%) 4.00 (%) 2.67-5.36
VR 846 (5.35), QEB 101 (5.35), ACPR I (4.94) and
VR 768
(4.94)
5 Glutelin content (%) 3.64 (%) 2.67-4.73
L 221 (4.73), VR 708 (4.73), DM 7 (4.73) and GPU 56
(4.73)
6 Calcium content (mg/100g)
362.33
(mg/100g)
186.67-600.00
L 84 (600.00), ACPR 1 (600.00) and OEB 101
(586.67)
7 Iron content (mg/100g)
14.99
(mg/100g)
7.50-28.00 DPI 20132 (28.00), VL 149 (26.23) and L 48 (25.50)
Table 8: Superior genotypes out forty genotypes of Finger millet for particular quality trait
Dapoli, India Jawale (2014) Ph.D. thesis38

39. • Manimozi et al.(2015) studied 30 genotypes of the little millet for Zn, Ca and
Fe content at Tamil nadu, India.
• The zinc content was ranged from 2.04 to 8.00 mg/g with a mean of 5.23
mg/g.
• Wide variation in iron content was observed and it ranged from 1.49 to 23.38
mg/g with a mean of 4.95 mg/g.
• The grain calcium content ranged from 1.14 to 13.15 mg/g with a mean of
3.90 mg/g.
• The genotypes TNPsu 25 (8.00 mg/g), TNPsu 23 (7.42 mg/g), TNPsu
21(6.95 mg/g) and TNPsu 9 (6.85 mg/g) had higher zinc content.
• Similarly the accessions TNPsu 25 (23.38 mg/g) and TNPsu 22 (19.22
mg/g) were superior in grain iron content.
• The genotypes CO3 (13.15 mg/g), CO2 (8.45 mg/g), TNPsu 141 (8.23 mg/g)
and CO (Samai) 4 (6.52 mg/g) were superior in grain calcium content.
Zn, Ca and Fe analysis in different genotype of little millet
Tamil nadu, India Manimozi et al. (2015)39

40. Coimbatore, India Savitha et al. (2013)Tamil nadu, India Manimozi et al. (2015)
Rich in Zn
Rich in Fe
Rich in Fe and Zn
Figure 16: Variation in Fe and Zn content
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41. Coimbatore, India Savitha et al. (2013)Tamil nadu, India Manimozi et al. (2015)
Rich in Ca
Rich in Ca and Zn
Figure 17: Variation in Ca and Zn content
41

42. Results…
- Zinc, iron and calcium rich genotypes viz., TNPsu 25, TNPsu 23,
TNPsu 22 and TNPsu 141 could be involved in hybridization with
agronomically superior accessions to combine grain nutrients (zinc,
iron and calcium) and grain yield.
- Genotypes with poor content of nutrients viz., TNPsu 28, TNPsu 27,
MS 4700 and MS 1003 identified in this study could be an ideal
material for molecular understanding of the metal homeostasis in
little millet.
Tamil nadu, India Manimozi et al. (2015)42

43. Sr. No. No. of genotypes Genotypes
1 60
WWN-40, WWN-41, WWN-57, WN-625, WWN-50, WN-619, WN-617, WN-630, WWN-
47, WN-612, WWN-49, WWN-38, WN-596, WN-618, WN-623, WN-594, WN-605,
WWN-45, WN-624, WN-606, WWN-52, WN-592, WWN-56, WWN-48, WN-621, GN-4,
WN-587, WWN-53, WN-593, WN-603, WN-601, WWN-43, WN-610, WWN-46, GNN-6,
WWN-39, GN-5, WN-609 WWN-54, WWN-55, WN-614, WN-604, WN-589, WN-590,
WN-629, WWN-51, WN-607, WN-628, WN-626, WN-627, WN-608, WN-599, WN-611,
WN-620, WN-598, WN-597, WN-602, WN-600, WN-615
2 1 WN-586
3 1 WN-622
4 1 WN-588
5 1 WN-591
6 1 WN-616
7 2 WWN-42, WWN-44
8 1 WN-595
Table 9: The distribution of 68 genotypes of Finger millet into eight different clusters
Waghai, India Devalya (2015) M.Sc. Thesis43

44. Sr. No. Character GCV% PCV%
Heritability (Broad
sense %)
Genetic
advance
% of mean
1 Days to 50% flowering 6.28 7.54 69.30 10.77
2 Days to maturity 4.87 5.97 66.60 8.19
3 Plant height (cm) 5.02 6.45 60.60 8.06
4 Number of productive tillers per plant 16.14 18.95 72.60 28.34
5 Number of fingers per ear 10.50 12.95 65.80 17.54
6 Main ear head length (cm) 14.30 15.83 81.70 26.64
7 1000-Grain weight (g) 6.90 8.02 74.00 12.23
8 Grain yield per plant (g) 16.70 19.61 72.50 29.30
9 Straw yield per plant (g) 16.56 19.58 71.50 28.86
10 Harvest index (%) 3.35 6.28 28.50 3.69
11 Protein content (%) 4.16 5.14 65.50 (High) 6.94 (Low)
12 Iron content (ppm) 9.96 10.36 92.40 (Very High) 19.72 (Medium)
13 Calcium content (%) 3.48 5.35 42.40 (Medium) 4.67 (Low)
Table 10: Genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation (GCV & PCV), heritability and genetic advance as per
cent of mean for thirteen traits in 68 genotypes of Finger millet
Waghai, India Devalya (2015) M.Sc. Thesis44

45. Cluster
No.
Days to
50%
floweri
ng
Days to
maturi
ty
Plant
height
(cm)
No. of
produc
tive
tillers/
plant
No. of
fingers
/ear
Main
ear
head
length
1000-
grain
weight
(g)
Grain
yield/pl
ant (g)
Straw
yield/pl
ant (g)
Harves
t Index
(%)
Protein
content
(%)
Iron
content
(ppm)
Ca
content
(%)
1 81.09 118.59 103.66 2.14 8.59 9.24 2.67 7.34 25.75 22.30 6.91 52.23 0.33
2 70.67 107.00 100.00 2.40 7.53 6.23 2.59 7.13 24.47 22.57 6.33 43.93 0.32
3 73.33 109.00 103.53 2.60 10.87 9.99 3.02 9.61 30.90 23.01 6.98 55.47 0.31
4 72.67 109.67 107.33 1.87 5.53 9.13 2.84 6.00 21.10 22.16 6.35 43.33 0.30
5 83.33 120.33 113.93 2.53 7.67 8.12 2.68 9.34 30.90 24.59 7.04 41.00 0.32
6 72.67 108.67 92.40 1.67 8.80 10.02 3.06 6.37 21.25 25.06 7.25 40.40 0.30
7 81.33 119.17 96.87 2.70 7.93 7.78 3.05 8.45 31.42 25.80 7.01 55.93 0.34
8 92.67 131.00 91.87 2.27 5.80 5.47 2.81 5.93 21.00 25.44 6.83 42.00 0.33
Table 11: Cluster means for thirteen characters in 68 genotypes of Finger millet
Waghai, India Devalya (2015) M.Sc. Thesis45

46. Association Analysis in Germplasm and F2 Segregating Population of Barnyard
Millet (Echinochloa frumentacea) for Biometrical and Nutritional Traits
TN, India Renganathan et al. (2017)46
• The experiments material included, forty germplasm from various sources,
three parental materials ACM 331, ACM 333 and MA 10 that utilized for
hybridization were based on variation in iron and zinc content (ACM 331 low
in Fe and Zn, where ACM 333 and MA 10 are rich in both), and F2
segregating population of ACM 331 x ACM 333 (Cross 1) and ACM 331x
MA 10 (Cross 2) material.
• Plant height (PH), flag leaf length (FL), flag leaf breadth (FB), ear head
length (EL), ear head breadth (EB), number of racemes (NR), single ear head
weight (SEW), length of lower raceme (LR), number of leaves per tiller
(NOL), stem girth (SG), thousand grain weight (TW) iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and
single plant yield (GYP).

47. Variables PH FL FB EL EB NR SEW NPT TW NOL LR SG Fe Zn GYP
PH 1.000 0.595* 0.623* 0.761* 0.546* 0.458* 0.594* 0.291 0.293 0.721* 0.206 0.517* 0.082 0.117 0.631*
Cross 1 1.000 0.282 0.239 0.599* 0.107 -0.058 -0.124 0.210 0.207 0.318 0.250 0.264 -0.135 0.026 0.164
Cross 2 1.000 -0.242 -0.112 0.055 -0.060 0.066 -0.043 0.057 -0.248 0.110 -0.047 -0.033 0.110 0.150 0.104
FL 1.000 0.799* 0.565* 0.345* 0.538* 0.593* 0.365* 0.285 0.589* 0.049 0.614* 0.272 0.341* 0.620*
Cross 1 1.000 0.599* 0.406* 0.394* 0.293 0.165 0.045 -0.048 0.382* 0.421* -0.113 0.071 0.209 0.214
Cross 2 1.000 0.616* 0.604* 0.583* 0.412* 0.622* 0.199 -0.043 -0.158 0.453* 0.090 -0.258 -0.379* 0.244
FB 1.000 0.588* 0.302 0.651* 0.736* 0.465* 0.493* 0.683* -0.009 0.537* 0.294 0.322* 0.731*
Cross 1 1.000 0.386* 0.179 0.387* 0.100 0.314 0.258 0.150 0.098 -0.080 0.061 -0.023 0.549*
Cross 2 1.000 0.358* 0.579* 0.107 0.463* 0.325* -0.003 -0.002 0.151 0.209 -0.006 -0.077 0.439*
EL 1.000 0.638* 0.668* 0.593* 0.238 0.427* 0.531* 0.287 0.603* 0.115 0.107 0.660
Cross 1 1.000 0.563* 0.571* 0.464* 0.157 -0.004 -0.047 0.325* 0.069 -0.276 -0.197 0.051
Cross 2 1.000 0.298 0.026 0.152 0.066 0.212 0.361* 0.424* 0.027 -0.006 0.038 0.131
EB 1.000 0.381* 0.386* 0.016 0.210 0.225 0.527* 0.233 0.262 0.299 0.492*
Cross 1 1.000 -0.187 -0.094 0.204 0.303 0.232 0.713* 0.202 0.111 0.096 0.143
Cross 2 1.000 0.231 0.433* 0.274 0.030 -0.122 0.343* 0.130 -0.180 -0.349* 0.267
NR 1.000 0.785* 0.317* 0.480* 0.572* -0.020 0.492* 0.151 0.133 0.804*
Cross 1 1.000 0.581* 0.329 -0.289 0.094 -0.239 0.062 0.091 0.022 0.319
Cross 2 1.000 0.358* 0.011 0.036 0.080 0.127 0.096 -0.154 -0.307* -0.187
SEW 1.000 0.311 0.502* 0.718* -0.055 0.367* 0.218 0.232 0.838*
Cross 1 1.000 0.158 -0.422* 0.189 -0.132 -0.139 0.374* 0.280 0.036
Cross 2 1.000 0.199 -0.081 0.411* 0.384* 0.139 -0.194 -0.226 0.247
NPT 1.000 0.158 0.550* -0.038 0.355* 0.019 0.023 0.423*
Cross 1 1.000 0.193 0.037 0.078 0.189 0.039 -0.118 0.450*
Cross 2 1.000 -0.212 0.389* 0.218 0.065 0.144 0..080 0.764*
TW 1.000 0.423* -0.132 0.336* 0.117 0.030 0.583*
Cross 1 1.000 -0.154 0.125 0.151 -0.076 -0.197 0.300
Cross 2 1.000 -0.245 -0.021 -0.131 0.200 -0.024 -0.161
NOL 1.000 -0.097 0.511* 0.081 0.091 0.699*
Cross 1 1.000 0.380* 0.191 0.175 0.074 0.133
Cross 2 1.000 -0.158 0.158 0.128 0.301* 0.110
LR 1.000 0.257 0.254 0.255 0.067
Cross 1 1.000 -0.001 -0.023 0.180 0.097
Cross 2 1.000 0.216 -0.066 -0.013 0.307*
SG 1.000 0.157 0.109 0.571*
Cross 1 1.000 -0.164 0.034 0.253
Cross 2 1.000 -0.128 -0.097 0.019
Fe 1.000 0.937* 0.203
Cross 1 1.000 0.713* 0.057
Cross 2 1.000 0.499* 0.217
Zn 1.000 0.206
Cross 1 1.000 0.061
Cross 2 1.000 0.133
TN, India Renganathan et al. (2017)47
Table 12: Correlation coefficients for fifteen biometrical and nutritional characters for 40
germplasm and F2 of cross I & cross II in barnyard millet

48. Hybridization
https://www.nature.com/subjects/plant-hybridization
Plant hybridization is the process of
crossbreeding between genetically
dissimilar parents to produce a
hybrid.
OR
It is the method in which we made
cross between two genetically
superior parents to get higher
heterosis.
48
Figure 18

49. Russian method is followed. The principle in this method is to induce
artificial flower opening by increasing the temperature 1-20 C and immersing the
panicle in normal cold water prevent anther dehiscence but flowers will open.
• Select the panicle which first commenced flowering
• Remove the already opened florets
• Rub the selected panicle in between hands to increase the temperature by 1 to 20C
for two minutes.
• Immerse the panicle in cold water
• The flowers will open but anthers will not dehisce
• Take out panicle from water and remove unopened flower
• From opened florets remove anthers
Emasculation Techniques in Small Millets
http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Breeding%20of%20Field%
20&%20Horticultural%20Crops/GPBR212/Data%20Files/lec09.pdf49

50. •Planting date is adjusted so as to
synchronize flowering of male
and female parents.
•Select male ear which is just
flowered.
•Surround two female fingers with
all male fingers very loosely and
tie it in such way that allow
proper aeration.
Contact Method of Pollination
http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/Courses/Breeding%20of%20Field%
20&%20Horticultural%20Crops/GPBR212/Data%20Files/lec09.pdf50
Figure 19

51. Table 13: Nutritional Quality characters of TNAU 946
Sr. No. Particulars (%) CO (Ra) 14 CO 13 GPU 28 CO 9
1) Crude protein 12.43 10.54 12.81 11.29
2) Crude fat 3.50 3.0 2.80 3.00
3) Crude fiber 31.00 25.00 25.00 20.00
4) Ca 0.66 0.61 0.64 0.63
Joel et al. (2005)TNAU, Coimbatore
TNAU 946 is a cross derivative between Malawi 1305 x CO 13. This is a medium duration culture falling into the
maturity group of 105-110 days.
51

52. TNAU, Coimbatore Nirmalakumari et al. (2010)
Table 14: Grain quality characteristics of Proso millet variety TNAU-164 (TNAU 137 × CO-4)
Quality characteristics TNAU-164 TNAU-155 GPUP-21 K-1
Parameters
a) Nutritional qualities
Protein ( g/100g) 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.4
Carbohydrate(g /100g) 72.0 71.9 71.7 70.6
Oil (g/100g) 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.0
Crude fibre (g/100g) 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.4
Mineral matter (g/100g) 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.9
Potassium (g/100g) 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9
Phosphorus (mg/100g) 213 207 205.0 200.
Calcium (mg/100g) 17.2 17.0 15.6 14.0
Iron (mg/100g) 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.2
carotene ( g/g) 126 118 110.0 106.3
52

53. TNAU, Coimbatore Nirmalakumari et al. (2010)
Table 15: Grain quality characteristics of Proso millet variety TNAU-164 (TNAU 137 × CO-4)
Quality characteristics TNAU-164 TNAU-155 GPUP-21 K-1
Parameters
b) Cooking qualities
Water uptake (ml) 950 943 945 926
Cooking time (min) 26 30 26 25
Initial Volume (ml) 100 100 100 105
Cooked volume (ml) 755 730 710 640
Initial weight (g) 100 100 100 100
Cooked weight (g) 742 737 700 682
c) Fodder characteristics
Dry matter (%) 22.13 21.3 20.56 19.50
Crude protein (%) 7.35 6.58 6.95 5.76
Crude fibre (%) 19.25 20.12 20.68 24.34
Potassium (%) 3.10 2.90 3.10 3.01
Phosphorus (%) 0.22 0.17 0.15 0.14
Mineral matter (%) 2.31 2.2 2.00 1.85
53

55. Hybrid
Protein content (%) Fe content (mg/100g) Zn content (mg/100g)
di dii diii di dii diii di dii diii
CO(Ra) 14 X PR 202 8.46 ** 3.72 ** 3.72 ** 85.77** 70.88** 103.49** -5.98** -11.80** 0.66
CO(Ra) 14 X KM 252 6.40 ** 1.95 * 1.95 * 87.54** 43.68** 43.68** 4.31** -2.84** 12.60**
CO(Ra) 14 X K 7 13.11 ** 10.80 ** 10.80 ** 123.08** 101.34** 101.34** 0.83 -4.06** 6.24**
RAU 8 X PR 202 3.62 ** - 2.91 ** - 11.39 ** 201.10** 116.14** 157.39** 4.35** 2.40** 16.87**
RAU 8 X KM 252 3.22 ** - 3.46 ** - 11.53 ** 141.94** 138.89** 27.15** 4.03** 1.32** 17.42**
RAU 8 X K 7 - 0.80 - 9.14 ** - 12.86 ** 94.31** 59.77** 28.63** -3.48** -3.86** 6.46**
PES 110 X PR 202 0.53 - 0.28 - 8.99 ** 25.98** -7.22** 10.48** -8.26** -8.83** 4.05**
PES 110 X KM 252 1.42 0.40 - 8.00 ** 134.85** 128.40** 28.63** -2.06** -3.40** 11.94**
PES 110 X K 7 - 0.44 - 3.61 ** - 7.55 ** 148.53** 111.19** 70.03** -0.98* -1.85** 10.62**
VR 708 X PR 202 0.04 -0.04 -8.62** 108.28** 101.35** 139.78** -8.46** -18.50** 19.17**
VR 708 X KM 252 -1.17 -1.29 -9.54** 441.25** 435.10** 184.81** -23.28** -31.24** 0.55
VR 708 X K 7 -2.60** -4.88** -8.77** 266.73** 201.84** 143.01** -17.22** -27.27** 6.35**
GPU 28 X PR 202 2.73** 0.04 -3.65** 157.26** 157.11** 206.18** -16.23** -17.75** -6.13**
GPU 28 X KM 252 1.59 -0.88 -4.53** 181.50** 103.73** 142.34** -7.95** -10.30** 3.94**
GPU 28 X K 7 -1.05 -1.26 -4.90** 70.62** 43.05** 70.16** 6.20** 5.84** 17.20**
GPU 48 X PR 202 1.21 -0.66 -5.86** 108.41** 39.84** 66.53** -3.18** -3.45** 10.19**
GPU 48 X KM 252 2.23** 0.54 -4.72** 216.74** 179.55** 48.79** -15.47** -16.35** -3.07**
GPU 48 X K 7 0.21 -0.38 -4.46** 107.10** 55.93** 25.54** -6.89** -8.01** 4.38**
OEB 259 X PR 202 -3.28** -8.84** -16.80** 106.01** 39.39** 65.99** 4.89** 1.82** 16.21**
OEB 259 X KM 252 -7.46** -12.95** -20.23** 222.99** 189.14** 53.90** 9.37** 5.39** 22.12**
OEB 259 X K 7 1.69 -6.34** -10.17** 130.48** 75.46** 41.26** 3.92** 2.37** 13.36**
Table 16: Expression of Relative heterosis (di), Heterobeltiosis (dii) and standard heterosis (diii) for Protein content, iron content, zinc content in finger millet
Coimbatore, India Savitha et al. (2013)55

57. Parents/
characters
Days to
50%
floweri
ng
Plant
height
(cm)
Number
of
producti
ve tillers
per plant
Number
of fingers
per ear
head
Longest
finger
length
(cm)
Thousan
d grain
weight
(g)
Seed
protein
content
%
Harvest
index
Singel
plant dry
fodder
yield (g)
Single
plant
grain
yield (g)
CO 9 -1.19 ** -6.56** -0.20* 0.03 -1.20** 0.02 0.19** 0.19* -0.04 -0.02
RIL 156 -5.22 ** -5.18** -0.22** -0.52** -0.44** -0.15** 0.43** -1.02** 0.68** -0.37**
TNAU 1039 -1.00** -5.89** 0.29** 0.12 -0.17** -0.12** -0.44** 2.31** -1.09** 0.92**
GPU 45 -0.67** -2.54** -0.62** -0.12 0.12* 0.23** -0.02* -1.25** 0.80** -0.67**
PRM 801 5.19** 8.03** -0.95** -0.52** -0.14* 0.13** -0.48** -3.12** 1.43** -1.40**
VL 149 1.85** 3.98** 0.73** 0.28** 1.14** 0.00 -0.21** 1.48** -0.71** 0.54**
CO 14 1.04** 8.17** 0.98** 0.73** 0.68** -0.11** 0.54** 1.41** -1.23** 1.00**
SE 0.09 0.5 0.08 0.07 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.07 0.07
Table 17: GCA effects of parents for different traits in finger millet
Coimbatore, India Priyadarshini et al. (2010)57

58. Hybrids
Days to 50%
flowering
Plant height
(cm)
Number of
productive
tillers per
plant
Number of
fingers per
ear head
Longest
finger
length (cm)
Thousand
grain
weight (g)
Seed
protein
content %
Harvest
index
Single
plant dry
fodder
yield (g)
Single plant
grain yield
(g)
CO-9 x RILL 156 -0.59** -5.26** -0.25 0.70** 0.74** -0.14** -1.72** -0.17 0.38** 0.21*
CO-9 x TNAU 1039 4.52** 4.76** -0.38** -0.60** -0.12 -0.04* 0.01 -2.73** 1.85** -0.71**
CO-9 x GPU-45 2.85** 5.61** 0.13 -0.89** 0.02 0.25** -2.10** -1.01** 0.83** -0.46**
CO-9 x PRM 801 -1.33** 1.00 0.19 0.37** 0.65** 0.17** 0.86** 1.82** -0.16 1.27**
CO-9 x VL 149 0.67** -2.01** 1.22** -0.13 -0.73** 0.20** -0.57** 5.06** -2.53** 2.07**
CO-9 x CO-14 5.15** -0.14 1.44** 0.25** 0.16* -0.08** -1.13** 6.74** -2.51** 2.56**
RIL-156 x TNAU-1039 1.56** 9.01** 1.27** 0.28** -0.25** -0.01 0.21** 0.72** 0.22* 0.70**
RIL-156 xGPU-45 0.22 11.33** 1.11** -0.38** 0.39** -0.05** -0.81** -0.75** 0.41** 0.03
RIL-156 x PRM-801 -3.30** -8.89** 0.02 -0.45** 0.65** -0.16** 0.92** 0.36** 0.47** 0.50**
RIL-156 x VL-149 -1.63** 0.97 0.44** 0.45** 0.31** 0.10** 0.19** 1.26** -0.38** 0.71**
RIL-156 x CO-14 -2.48** -2.72** 0.28** 0.10 -0.34** 0.02 0.80** 0.59** 0.18* -0.19*
TNAU-1039 x GPU-45 -0.33** -20.56** -1.14** 0.75** 0.12 0.35** -1.21** 3.78** -1.71** 1.05**
TNAU-1039 x PRM-801 2.81** 17.27** 0.20* 0.25* -0.21** 0.04* 0.29** 2.04** -2.75** 1.02**
TNAU-1039 x VL-149 -8.52** 9.45** 0.62** 0.59** 0.51** -0.22** -0.75** 2.79** -1.43** 1.06**
TNAU-1039 x CO-14 -0.04 18.36** 2.36** 0.97** 0.80** 0.29** -1.90** 4.12** -1.26** 1.89**
GPU-45 x PRM-801 -1.85** -21.21** 0.47** 0.29** -0.07 0.06** -0.03* 2.22** -0.47** 0.51**
GPU-45 x VL-149 2.48** 6.04** -0.24* 0.96** 0.55** -0.27** 2.80** -2.04** 1.06** -0.42**
GPU-45 x CO- 14 -8.04** 7.88** -0.19 1.28** 0.67** -0.06** 0.65** 4.43** -1.39** 1.87**
PRM- 801 x VL-149 4.63** -6.84** -0.12 -0.35** -0.56** 0.39** -0.70** -0.82** 1.00** 0.04
PRM- 801 x CO-14 3.78** -1.80** -0.17 -1.66** 0.77** -0.07** 0.54** -2.81** 1.03** -2.04**
VL-149 x CO-14 0.44** -1.91** 2.06** 0.74** -0.14* -0.24** 0.98** 4.15** -1.78** 1.25**
SE 0.11 0.66 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.11 0.09 0.09
Table 18: Specific combining ability effects of parents for different traits in finger millet
Coimbatore, India Priyadarshini et al. (2010)58

59. Characters High GCA effect High SCA effect
Seed protein %
CO(Ra)14,
GPU-48 &
GPU-28
OEB 259 x K 7 &
CO(Ra)14 x K 7
Fe content (mg/100g)
GPU-28 &
VR-708
RAU 8 x PR 202 ,
GPU 28 x PR 202 &
VR 708 x KM 252
Zn content (mg/100g)
VR-708 &
RAU-8
GPU 28 x K 7,
VR 708 x PR 202 &
GPU 48 x PR 202
Table 19: Superior hybrids with high GCA, high SCA value
Coimbatore, India Savitha et al. (2013)59

60. Molecular method
to detect
polymorphism

61. GeneticMarkers Classical
Markers
Morphological
Markers
Cytological
Markers
Biochemical
Markers
Molecular
Markers
*Southern blotting
*Nuclear acid hybridization (RFLP, drDNA)
*PCR (Single and Paired)
*DNA Sequencing (RFLP, AFLP, RAPD, SSR, SNP,
etc.)
https://www.slideshare.net/SureshAntre
/molecular-marker-and-its-applications
61

62. Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Figure 20: RAPD profile of 52 finger millet genotypes generated by random primer (RAPD-15). The lanes
represent, lane L, 100-bp ladder; lanes 1-52 (finger millet genotypes), lane M, marker (EcoRI/HindIII)
Variation in Ca content in Finger millet
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(1.2kb)

63. SR. No.
Name of
primer
Range of
markers (kb)
Polymorphic
bands/total no.
of bands
%
Polymorphism
PIC
1 RAPD-10 2-0.40 4/7 57.11 0.269
2 RAPD-12 3-0.30 7/11 63.63 0.484
3 RAPD-15 2.7-0.40 5/9 55.55 0.467
4 RAPD-4 1.3-0.35 1/3 33.33 0.449
5 RAPD-9 3-0.600 3/6 50.00 0.141
6 RAPD-36 1.5-0.550 5/8 62.5 0.281
7 RAPD-21 1.8-0.300 4/7 57.14 0.267
8 RAPD-11 1.6-0.400 6/11 54.54 0.427
9 RAPD-31 3-0.400 4/8 50.00 0.364
10 RAPD-30 2.7-0.350 9/15 60.00 0.500
11 RAPD-14 1.5-0.700 0/5 00 0.209
Total 48/90 543.8
Average 4.36/8.18 49.43 0.351
Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Table 20: Eleusine coracana: summary of genetic diversity study using RAPD primers
63

64. Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Figure 21: SSR profile of 52 finger millet genotypes generated by primer (SSR-6). The lanes
represent, lane L, 100-bp ladder; lanes 1-52 (finger millet genotypes), lane M, marker
(EcoRI/HindIII)
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65. Sr. No.
Name of
primer
Range of
markers
(kb)
Polymorphic
bands/total
no. of bands
%
Polymorphis
m
PIC
1 SSR-01 4-0.7 7/12 58 0.721
2 SSR-02 3-0.6 9/15 60 0.758
3 SSR-06 4.2-0.7 6/10 60 0.523
4 SSR-08 1.2-0.4 6/15 40 0.511
5 SSR-10 1.9-0.53 6/18 33 0.274
Total 34/70 251 -
Average 6.8/14 50.2 0.557
Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Table 21: Eleusine coracana: summary of genetic diversity study using SSR primers
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66. Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Figure 22: Cytochrome P450 gene based primer profile of 52 finger millet genotypes generated by primer combination
cyt09(F) and cyt010(R). The lanes represent lane L, 100-bp ladder; lanes 1-52 (finger millet genotypes), lane M,
marker (EcoRI/HindIII)
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67. Sr. No. Number of primer TM Reference
Range of
markers (kb)
Polymorphic bands per
total no. of bands
%
polymorphism
PIC
1
CYP2B6(F)
CYP2B6(R)
66
66
Inui et al. (2000) 2.0-0.40 9/13 69.23 0.480
2
CYP2C19(F)
Hem2c19(R)
55
55
Inui et al. (2000) 3.0-0.35 3/5 60 0.499
3
CYT01(F)
CYT02(R)
62.3
63.6
Kumar et al. (1997) 3.5-0.10 9/15 60 0.355
4
CYT03(F)
CYT04R)
60
59
Kumar et al. (1997) 3.5-0.40 10/16 62.5 0.311
5
CYT05(F)
CYT6(R)
59
59
Kumar et al. (1997) 3.0-0.40 3/7 42.85 0.499
6
CYT07(F)
CYT08(R)
60
60
Kumar et al. (1997) 3.5-0.15 3/8 37.50 0.493
7
CYT09(F)
CYT10(R)
63
63
Kumar et al. (1997) 2.0-0.15 10/15 66.66 0.470
8
CYT011(F)
CYT12(R)
60
59
Kumar et al. (1997) 3.0-0.35 7/10 70 0.368
9
CYT013(F)
CYT014(R)
64
64
Kumar et al. (1997) 3.5-0.10 7/12 58.33 0.491
10
CYT015(F)
CYT016(R)
61
61
Kumar et al. (1997) 2.5-0.30 6/10 60 0.500
Total
Average
10 primers
67/111
6.7/11.1
587
58.7
0.406
Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Table 22: Eleusine coracana: summary of genetic diversity study using cytochrome P450 gene based primers
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68. Pantnagar, India Panwar et al. (2010)
Figure 23: UPGMA cluster analysis showing relationships among Eleusine coracana genotypes as revealed by data from
combination of RAPD, SSR and cytochrome P450 gene based marker
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69. • Physical method
• Macroinjection
• Microinjection
• Particle bombardment
• Silica fibers
• Liposome mediated
• Chemical method
• Polyethylene Glycol
• Calcium Phosphate Dendrimers
• Biological method
• Agrobacterium mediated
• Virus mediated
Transgenic Methods
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Figure 24

70. Inflorescence length (cm) Number of calli induced
Numbers of segment
inoculated
Callus induction efficiency
(%)a
0.5-1.0
169 187
90.72 ± 6.32148 175
139 143
1.1-1.5
86 137
59.90 ± 12.9848 105
89 125
1.6-2.0
19 46
40.78 ± 5.1234 96
26 57
>2.0
8 86
19.80 ± 14.3213 93
26 72
Table 23: Callus induction efficiency of immature inflorescence at different length in Foxtail millet.
Callus induction efficiency (%) was calculated as the number of embryogenic calli per 100 total segments inoculated.
a Each value represents mean ± standard error (SE) of three replicate.
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71. Inflorescence length (cm) Calli age (days) Differentiation efficiency (%)a
0.5 - 1.0
25 90.93 ± 7.33
50 75.33 ± 3.79
100 0
1.1 - 1.5
25 56.20 ± 13.19
50 36.04 ± 2.40
100 0
Table 24: Differentiation efficiency of calli of different ages induced from different-sized inflorescences.
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Differentiation efficiency (%) was calculated as the number of calli giving rise to green spots per 100 calli tested. a
Each value represents mean ± SE of three replicates.

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Figure 25: PCR and western blot analyses of SBgLR transgenic foxtail millet plants. (A) PCR analysis of genomic
DNA to detect the presence of the SBgLR gene. Lane 1, molecular weight marker; lane 2, positive control; lanes 3
to 8, plants showing amplification of the predicted 280 bp SBgLR-specific sequence; lane 9, non-transformed
plants; (b) western blot analysis of SBgLR protein expression in transgenic foxtail millet, probed with SBgLR.
Lanes 1 to 6, 50 μg protein from T0 transgenic foxtail millet mature seeds; lane 7, 50 μg protein from non-
transformed foxtail millet mature seeds.c

74. Sr.
No.
Variety Pedigree
Institute where
developed
Year of
release
Maturity
(Days)
Av. Yield
(Q/ha)
Area of
adaptation
Special features
1 GPU 48 GPU 26 x L-5
PC Unit,
Bengaluru
2005 95-100 28-30
Karnatak
a
Pigmentation on all plant
parts and highly resistant to
blast
2 KMR 340
OUAT-2 x
WRT-4
VC Farm,
Mandya,
UAS,Bengaluru
2016 90-95 35-40
Karnatak
a
White ragi variety,
specially for confectionary
purpose, resistant to blast
and blight diseases, tolerant
to stem borer and aphids
3 GN-5
Selection
from local
germplasm
WWN-20
Waghai,
Navsari
Agricultural
University
2016 120-130 25-27 Gujarat
Late maturing, White
colour seed, Moderately
resistant to leaf and finger
blast
4 GNN-7
GE 4172 x
VL Ragi 149
Waghai,
Navsari
Agricultural
University
2016 110-120 25-27
All Ragi
growing
areas of
country
White seed, Bold grain,
Non-lodging, Moderately
resistant to blast and foot
rot
Table 25: Salient features of released varieties of finger millet crops
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75. o Largest collections of germplasm (15,861 accessions) up to 2012.
 8001 accessions of Finger millet (8)
 2766 of Foxtail millet
 1538 in Kodo millet (5)
o Practices for cultivation - different regions of the country.
o Management practices for aberrant weather conditions.
o Chemical measures to control diseases.
o Technology to mitigate the menace of shoot fly.
o Technologies of value addition to small millets.
 939 in Proso millet (5)
 1629 in Little millet (3)
 988 in Barnyard millet (1)
Major Research achievement- AICRP
http://millets.res.in/aicrp_small.php75

76. Conclusion
Quality improvement in small millets can be
successfully done by the use of hybridization followed by
selection. Due to small flower structure and cleistogamous
nature hybridization is very difficult, costly and time
consuming so there is need to develop male sterile lines. By
the use of transgenic methods quality improvement can be
achieve without losing agronomical traits and seasonal
limitations can also be nullified. Mutation breeding is also
very useful in minor millet for enhancing quality as well as
quantitative characters.
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