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Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.): Potential of Smaller Millet for Future Breeding

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Millets are considered nutri-cereals which play a crucial part in overcoming malnutrition and have a significant role in improving the status of human health. Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.), also known as Italian millet or German millet, belongs to Poaceae family and is cultivated globally, including in India. It is also a staple food and feed in several regions of Asia and Africa. There is a great genetic diversity with a large number of germplasm collections maintained in countries like China, Japan, the USA and India. The crop is nutritionally superior as the grains contain high amounts of proteins, essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins and micronutrients like iron and zinc. Thus, foxtail millet can be useful for biofortification programs aimed at combating malnutrition. Foxtail millet is a relatively drought-tolerant crop and hence genomic interventions can be in place for genetic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance. Recent advancements in a draft genome sequence of this millet has spawned great enthusiasm in unraveling genetic and genomic intricacies, genome-wide molecular marker development, genomics-assisted breeding, identification and validation of stress-associated gene families. There have been great research efforts in the creation and facilitation of genomics databases. In this chapter, we present an overview of the importance, genetic diversity, potential and genomics interventions for foxtail millet improvement.

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4.1.1 Appendix I: Indian Research Institutes Relevant To Foxtail Breeding and Genomics

Institution

Specialization and research activities

Contact information and website

National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR)

New Delhi-110067 India

Plant molecular genetics and genomics, stress biology

Dr. Manoj Prasad

National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi

Email:manoj_pds@yahoo.com

Website:http://www.nipgr.res.in/research/dr_mprasad.php

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola -444104 (MS), India

Mutation breeding, in vitro culture, development of elite varieties, biofortification

Dr. M. P. Moharil

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth,Biotechnology Centre, Department of Agricultural Botany, Akola (MS), India

Email:mpmoharil@gmail.com

Website:https://www.pdkv.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad-506001, India

Hybrid breeding, molecular assisted breeding, genetic augmentation of grain yield in foxtail millet, biofortification

Dr. Hariprasanna K

Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad

Email:hari@millets.res.in

Website:http://millets.res.in/

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, Telangana, India

Germplasm characterization, regeneration, conservation and documentation, plant breeding and genetics; plant genetic resources

Dr. M Vetriventhan

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502324, Telangana, India

Email:vetriventhan@gmail.com

Website:https://www.icrisat.org/

4.1.2 Appendix II: Foxtail Millet Genetic Resources in India And Their Salient Features 1989–2012

Cultivar

Pedigree

Important traits

Cultivation location

SiA 3085

Pure line from SiA 2644

Resistant to blast and downy mildew

Andhra Pradesh

HMT 100-1

RS 118 × PS 3

High tillering, suitable for early and late sowing

Karnataka

Suryanandi (SiA 3088)

Pure line fromSiA 1244

Non-lodging, Short duration, suitable for double cropping

Andhra Pradesh

TNAU 196

Co 5 × ISe 247

Resistant to rust

Tamil Nadu

Sri Lakshmi

Pure line Selection

High seed yield

Andhra Pradesh

PS 4

SiA 2616 (0.2% EMS induced mutant)

Wider adaptability

All States

TNAU 186

Co-5 × SiA 326

Tolerant to drought

Tamil Nadu

Krishnadevaraya (SiA 2593)

Selection from SiA326 × SiA 242

High seed yield

Tamil Nadu

AK 132–1

Pureline selection

Drought tolerance

Andhra Pradesh

K3

Selection from SiA 2567

Stay green character

Tamil Nadu

Meera (SR 16)

Pure line selection

Stay green character, resistant to downy mildew

Rajasthan

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Moharil, M.P., Ingle, K.P., Jadhav, P.V., Gawai, D.C., Khelurkar, V.C., Suprasanna, P. (2019). Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.): Potential of Smaller Millet for Future Breeding. In: Al-Khayri, J., Jain, S., Johnson, D. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Cereals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23108-8_4

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