Pearl Millet is one of the oldest cultivated crops since pre-historic times and ranks as the sixth most important grain in the world. It is known as Bajra in Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, and Oriya; ...

Pearl millet, an annual grass used for grain and forage, can be a good food source for honey bees and hover flies, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Entomological Science. The ...

An international consortium around the biologist Wolfram Weckwerth has published the genome sequence of Pearl millet, a drought resistant crop plant most important in aride regions in Africa and Asia.

Pearl Millet is known as “Sajjalu (సజ్జలు)” in Telugu. Pearl Millet (సజ్జలు) is a grain widely consumed in the forms of roti, porridge, dosa and snacks. It is also used as animal feed and to make ...

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Michael Major is a science communicator at Crop Trust and works to disseminate information regarding the Genebank Platform, Crop Wild Relatives and Genesys. It can get stinking hot in Agra, in India’s ...

Bajra is a highly nutritious and versatile grain, primarily grown in Africa and India. However, it is also grown and consumed in many other places of the world. Bajra refers to the edible seeds of ...

Of all the world's cereals, pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) 1 is the sixth most important. Descended from a wild West African grass, it was domesticated more than 4,000 years ago, probably in what ...

Bajra is a very popular grain in India, but many people don't know what Bajra is called in English. Don't worry, if you have ever wondered what to call Bajra in english or how to identify if bajra is ...