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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Millets"”.
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Role of Public Procurement in Improving the Consumption of Millets
… impacts of extending public procurement to millets. In doing so, the broader objective is to support healthy diet diversification among the poor. As an empirical strategy, it uses the Difference-in-Difference method using data from India’s NSSO Consumer Expenditure Survey, and official data …
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The anti-cancer activity of extracts derived from millets and Kraalbos
… extracts derived from three varieties of African millets as well as from the indigenous Kraalbos plant, Galenia africana, against the MCF-7 oestrogen receptor positive and the MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cell lines. The millet extracts tested were derived from Sorghum bicolor …
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Can polyphenol-rich millets affect glycaemic response, insulinaemic response and gastric emptying in prediabetes?
… high content of polyphenols and antioxidants. Millets may exert their protective effects by reducing the glycaemic response and improving insulin sensitivity. It is possible that millet consumption may also help prevent and/or reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. The aims of this PhD …
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Genotypic differences in lodging and Mechanical strength in stalks and Peduncles of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)
… and mechanical strength tests among pearl millets, pearl millet x Napier grass (PMxNG) lines, test crosses and sorghum. In 1987 field lodging ranged from 0 to 98%. Test crosses with PMxNG lines lodged worse on average than the millets or sorghum, but they were superior to the millets and …
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Genotypic differences in lodging and Mechanical strength in stalks and Peduncles of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)
… and mechanical strength tests among pearl millets, pearl millet x Napier grass (PMxNG) lines, test crosses and sorghum. In 1987 field lodging ranged from 0 to 98%. Test crosses with PMxNG lines lodged worse on average than the millets or sorghum, but they were superior to the millets and …
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Evaluation of Drought Tolerance and Forage Characteristics of Millet Cultivars
Millets are C4 annual grasses that are mainly used for food and feed. This thesis describes two studies that evaluated drought tolerance of pearl millet cultivars (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br) grown for grain. A third study is also included in the thesis that evaluated foxtail millet (Setaria …
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The archaeobotany of Mutamba, a thirteenth century Mapungubwe settlement in northern South Africa
… cultivating crops such as sorghum, millets and legumes. Past research examining human-plant interaction did so through broad topics but few have addressed which plants were used at MIA agro-pastoral settlements. This dissertation seeks to understand which plant taxa were present at …
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A study of indigenous sorghum agriculture in Southern Africa: combining isotope and indigenous knowledge systems approaches
Sorghum and millets were the principal grain crops of sub-Saharan African farming societies. Enquiry into their isotopic variability is scant and some of the work that has been done is based on studies in highly controlled, artificial environments. To help fill this gap, the present study …
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Meeting Development Objectives with Agricultural Research: Priority Setting in Zimbabwe
… cotton, groundnuts, sunflower, goats, pulses and millets being of high priority for smallholder farmers, while maize, beef, cotton, coffee, wheat, dairy, stonefruit, soybeans and roses were top priority for large scale commercial farmers. Research discipline priorities for smallholder farmers …
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Nutrient and Antinutrient Content of an Underexploited Malawian Water Tuber Nymphaea petersiana (Nyika)
… than that of the staple maize (7.9%), African millets (unspecified) (7.5%), and polished rice (7.0%), but lower than sorghum (10.7%). Protein content was higher than tubers like cassava (1.3%), potato (2%), sweet potato (1.6%), yams (1.5%) and N. lotus (5.2). Nyika tubers have a well balanced …
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Eating identity: food, gender, and social organization in late Neolithic northern China
… and Dongjiaying human diets were dominated by millets and millet-fed pigs, while Huating and Liangwangcheng people had more diverse diets, including significant amount of C3 plants such as rice and C3-feeding animals and/or aquatic resources. Fujia and Dongjiaying are located further north, and …