TY - BOOK AU - Witcombe, J.R AU - Beckerman, Seth R TI - Proceedings of the International Pearl Millet Workshop ,11 April 1986, ICRISAT Center7, India SN - 9290661348 U1 - 633.171 20 PY - 1987/// CY - India PB - ICRISAT KW - Pearl millet congresses KW - Pearl millet N1 - CONTENTS Welcome and inaugural address welcome address Opening session Moderators overview : Pearl millets(pennisetum glaucum) in Africa and India Pearl millet in African Agriculture Utilization of wild relatives of pearl millet Food quality and consumer acceptance of pearl millet Discussion Improvement through plant breeding moderators overview: improvement though plant breading Diversity and utilization of peal millet Germplasm Amelioration varientale du mil en Afrique de I'Ouest Variental improvement of pearl millet in west Africa Practical recurrent selection in cross pollinated crops Biological factors affecting pearl millet Climatic and edaphic limitations to pearl millet yields Short communication Possibilities doe pearl millet hybrids in Africa Food quality ,consumers acceptance and storage stability of pearl millet grain Qualitative genetics and analysis of multilocational trials pearl millet entomology Pearl millet for fodder and forage production Research on pearl millet hybrids in Senegal Potential for pearl millet hybrids in Southern Africa Recherches sur les qualités organo leptiques au Niger = Grain quality research in Niger Grain quality research in Mali Food quality and consumer acceptance of pearl millet in India Traditional food preparations of pearl millet in Asia and Africa Storage quality of pearl millet Studies on adaptability and gene effects and their implications in pearl millet breeding Genetic divergence in landraces of pearl millet in Rajasthan / K.L Vyas (1 p.). -- Genetic basis of population improvement in pearl millet / V Arunachalam (1 p.). -- Quantitative genetic analysis in pearl millet / D.S Virk (1 p.). -- Essais régionaux du mil conduits par le CILSS, 1981-1984 = Pearl millet regional trials by CILSS, 1981-1984 Analysis of the International Pearl Millet Adaptation Trial (IPMAT) - Problems and strategies in the control of downy mildew Problems and strategies in the control of ergot and smut in pearl millet Insectes ravageurs du mil en Afrique de l'Ouest et les moyens de lutte = Insect pests of pearl millet in West Africa and their control . Role and utilization of microbial associations to facilitate pearl millet growth / David H Hubbell (8 p.). -- Crop growth in semi-arid environments / G.R Squire (14 p.). -- Making millet improvement objectives fit client needs : improved genotypes and traditional management systems in Burkina Faso / Peter J Matlon (14 p.). -- Management practices to increase and stabilize and pearl millet production in India / Rajat De (8 p.). -- Management practices to increase yield and yield stability of pearl millet in Africa / L.K Fussell (14 p.). -- Breeding for adaptation to environmental stress? / F.R Bidinger (10 p.). -- Androgenesis in pearl millet / N Mallikarjuna (1 p.). -- General survey of enzymatic diversity in pearl millet / S Tostain ER -