scholarly journals A unified strategy for West African pearl millet hybrid and heterotic group development

Crop Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Felix T. Sattler ◽  
Bettina I. G. Haussmann
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Group Development ◽  
West African ◽  
Heterotic Group

scholarly journals Pearl millet and iron in the West African Sahel: Archaeobotanical investigation at Tongo Maaré Diabal, Mali

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 103110
Author(s):  
L. Champion ◽  
N. Gestrich ◽  
K. MacDonald ◽  
L. Nieblas-Ramirez ◽  
D.Q. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
West African ◽  
The West ◽  
West African Sahel ◽  
African Sahel

scholarly journals Micronutrient Density and Stability in West African Pearl Millet-Potential for Biofortification

Crop Science ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1709-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Pucher ◽  
Henning Høgh-Jensen ◽  
Jadah Gondah ◽  
C. Tom Hash ◽  
Bettina I. G. Haussmann
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
West African

scholarly journals Combining ability patterns among West African pearl millet landraces and prospects for pearl millet hybrid breeding

2016 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Pucher ◽  
Ousmane Sy ◽  
Moussa D. Sanogo ◽  
Ignatius I. Angarawai ◽  
Roger Zangre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
West African ◽  
Hybrid Breeding

scholarly journals Association analysis of low-phosphorus tolerance in West African pearl millet using DArT markers

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Gemenet ◽  
W. L. Leiser ◽  
R. G. Zangre ◽  
I. I. Angarawai ◽  
M. D. Sanogo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Association Analysis ◽  
West African ◽  
Dart Markers ◽  
Low Phosphorus ◽  
Low Phosphorus Tolerance

scholarly journals Effects of early mycorrhization and colonized root length on low-soil-phosphorus resistance of West African pearl millet

2016 ◽  
Vol 179 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Beggi ◽  
Falalou Hamidou ◽  
C. Tom Hash ◽  
Andreas Buerkert
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Soil Phosphorus ◽  
West African

Effects of mycorrhizae and phosphorus on growth and nutrient uptake of millet, cowpea and sorghum on a West African soil

2000 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BAGAYOKO ◽  
E. GEORGE ◽  
V. RÖMHELD ◽  
A. BUERKERT
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
West African ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
P Application ◽  
Phosphorus Application

Despite numerous reports on the positive effects of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) on plant growth in temperate soils, surprisingly little data exist on the importance of VAM for crop growth on acid sandy soils of West Africa. A pot experiment conducted with local genotypes of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) with and without phosphorus (P) application in a sterilized sandy soil from a farmer's field in Niger showed large growth-enhancing effects of VAM. Phosphorus application led to 18- and 24-fold increases in pearl millet root and shoot dry matter independently of VAM, whereas the shoot and root dry matter of sorghum and cowpea depended largely on the interaction between P application and VAM. With P, VAM increased total uptake of P, K, Ca, Mg and Zn by 2·5- to 6-fold in sorghum and cowpea. On severely P deficient West African soils P application can lead to large increases in early root growth, a prerequisite for early mycorrhizal infection and a subsequent significant contribution of VAM to enhanced plant growth and nutrient uptake.

Assessment of Stovers of Dual-Purpose Pearl Millet Varieties as Feed for Goat in the West African Sahel

2021 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Clarisse Umutoni ◽  
Vincent Bado ◽  
Anthony Whitbread ◽  
Augustine Ayantunde
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
West African ◽  
The West ◽  
Dual Purpose ◽  
West African Sahel ◽  
African Sahel

scholarly journals Overcoming Phosphorus Deficiency in West African Pearl Millet and Sorghum Production Systems: Promising Options for Crop Improvement

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorcus C. Gemenet ◽  
Willmar L. Leiser ◽  
Francesca Beggi ◽  
Ludger H. Herrmann ◽  
Vincent Vadez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Phosphorus Deficiency ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
West African ◽  
Sorghum Production

scholarly journals Performance of dual-purpose pearl millet genotypes in West Africa: Importance of morphology and phenology

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-498
Author(s):  
D.D. Serba ◽  
O. Sy ◽  
M.D. Sanogo ◽  
A. Issaka ◽  
M. Ouedraogo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Genotype By Environment Interaction ◽  
West African ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Germplasm Exchange ◽  
Dual Purpose ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
Positive Correlations

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) is a cereal crop vital for food security in West and Central Africa. Its byproducts also serve as fodder for livestock, especially during dry seasons. The objective of this study was to evaluate selected genotypes from West African pearl millet breeding programmes, for dual-purpose (grain and fodder) and elucidate prospects for future breeding. A total of 83 open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), five composites, six landraces, one synthetic and five hybrids were evaluated at 14 environments in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal during the rainy seasons of 2015 and 2016. Combined analysis of data revealed significant differences among genotypes and prevalence of high genotype-by-environment interaction effects. Two stability analyses models consistently indicated that genotypes 10 (SMILBF10), 14 (SMILBF14) and 39 (SMILML5) were widely adaptable across the region. Plant height, panicle length and panicle yield showed significant positive correlations with grain yield; while days to flowering was negatively correlated. Positive correlation between grain and fodder yields indicate possibility for simultaneous improvement involving the two important traits. This result suggests that germplasm exchange and regionally integrated breeding programmes are important for the identification of widely adapted dual-purpose varieties of pearl millet, particularly in West African drylands.

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