Monitoring bioaccessibility of iron and zinc in pearl millet grain after sequential milling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rateesh Krishnan ◽  
M. S. Meera
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Iron And Zinc

Bajra (Pearl Millet) “The Millennium Food”

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Shubhra Saraswat ◽  
Sneha Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
The World ◽  
Iron And Zinc ◽  
Excellent Source ◽  
Very High

Pearl Millet (Pennisetumglaucum) also known as Bajra is one of the oldest millet used by our ancestors and is one of the most important cereal grow in tropical semi arid regions of the world primarily Asia and Africa. It is known to have a very high fiber. In India, it is used as regular meal in states like Rajasthan and Gujarat. Previous studies have found that pearl millets are excellent source of micronutrients like iron and zinc. It also has certain antinutrient factors and inhibitors like phytic acid, polyphenols due to which the bio accessibility of iron and zinc is very low in pearl millet. Due to its potential health benefits it has now gained popularity, nutritionists and dieticians recommends it for the better health options. Bajra is very cheap millet known as “Poor People’s food”. It has enormous health benefits that it is being recommended to the patients of celiac disease, constipation and several noncommunicable diseases. This paper aims to review the potential health benefits of pearl millet.

Evaluation of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] for grain iron and zinc content in different agro climatic zones of India

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Anuradha ◽  
C. Tara Satyavathi ◽  
M. C. Meena ◽  
S. Mukesh Sankar ◽  
C. Bharadwaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Zinc Content ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
Iron And Zinc

scholarly journals Biofortification of Pearl Millet with Iron and Zinc in a Randomized Controlled Trial Increases Absorption of These Minerals above Physiologic Requirements in Young Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 143 (9) ◽  
pp. 1489-1493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhalchandra S. Kodkany ◽  
Roopa M. Bellad ◽  
Niranjana S. Mahantshetti ◽  
Jamie E. Westcott ◽  
Nancy F. Krebs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Iron And Zinc

scholarly journals Heterosis Effects on Genetic Biofortification of Grain Iron and Zinc in Pearl Millet (Pennisetumglacum L.).

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Shobha Rani ◽  
G. Anil Kumar ◽  
K. Sravanti ◽  
C.V. Sameer Kumar ◽  
S. Maheswaramma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Genetic Enhancement ◽  
Content Ratio ◽  
Cost Effective Approach ◽  
Iron And Zinc ◽  
Grain Crop ◽  
Micronutrient Malnutrition ◽  
Breeding Efficiency

Pearl millet is traditionally a small grain crop, adapted to marginal environments. Micronutrient malnutrition arising from deficiency of one or more essential micronutrients. Crop biofortification is a sustainable and cost-effective approach to address micro nutrient malnutrition, especially in the developing world. It refers to the development of micronutrient-dense staple crops using conventional breeding practices. Availability of traits of concern in improved genetic background greatly enhances the breeding efficiency for the target trait combining with other desirable agronomic traits. The main objective of this study was to determine heterosis for Fe and Zn by using line x tester analysis. Low level of heterosis over mid-parent (MP) for grain Fe and Zn and no hybrid with significant heterosis over better-parent (BP) for Fe and Zn, suggested that there would be little opportunity, if any, to exploit heterosis for these traits. This would also mean that to breed high Fe and high Zn hybrids, these traits will have to breed into both parental lines of hybrids.Based on the results, it can be concluded that there are good prospects of genetic enhancement for grain Fe and Zn content ratio interm of hybrid development in pearl millet.

scholarly journals Genetic architecture of open-pollinated varieties of pearl millet for grain iron and zinc densities

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Kanatti ◽  
Kedar Nath Rai ◽  
Kommineni Radhika ◽  
Mahalingam Govindaraj
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Genetic Architecture ◽  
Iron And Zinc

scholarly journals Breeding Biofortified Pearl Millet Varieties and Hybrids to Enhance Millet Markets for Human Nutrition

Agriculture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahalingam Govindaraj ◽  
Kedar Nath Rai ◽  
Binu Cherian ◽  
Wolfgang Helmut Pfeiffer ◽  
Anand Kanatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Iron And Zinc ◽  
Micronutrient Malnutrition

Pearl millet is an important food crop in the arid and semi-arid tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Iron and zinc deficiencies are widespread and serious public health problems worldwide, including in India and Africa. Biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural strategy to address this problem. The aim of this review is to provide the current biofortification breeding status and future directions of the pearl millet for growing nutrition markets. Research on the pearl millet has shown that a large genetic variability (30–140 mg kg−1 Fe and 20–90 mg kg−1 Zn) available in this crop can be effectively utilized to develop high-yielding cultivars with high iron and zinc densities. Open-pollinated varieties (Dhanashakti) and hybrids (ICMH 1202, ICMH 1203 and ICMH 1301) of pearl millet with a high grain yield and high levels of iron (70–75 mg kg−1) and zinc (35–40 mg kg−1) densities have been developed and released first in India. Currently, India is growing > 70,000 ha of biofortified pearl millet, and furthermore more pipeline cultivars are under various stages of testing at the national (India) and international (west Africa) trials for a possible release. Until today, no special markets existed to promote biofortified varieties and hybrids as no incentive price to products existed to address food and nutritional insecurity simultaneously. The market demand is likely to increase only after an investment in crop breeding and the integration into the public distribution system, nutritional intervention schemes, private seed and food companies with strong mainstreaming nutritional policies. The following sections describe various aspects of breeding and market opportunity for addressing micronutrient malnutrition.

scholarly journals Seed Set and Xenia Effects on Grain Iron and Zinc Density in Pearl Millet

Crop Science ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 821-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kedar Nath Rai ◽  
Mahalingam Govindaraj ◽  
Wolfgang Helmut Pfeiffer ◽  
Aluri Sambasiva Rao
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Seed Set ◽  
Iron And Zinc
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