Title :	Cons en ation and Utilization of Genetic resources of Finyer millet in Nepal: Status, Problems and future Prospects
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	Upreti, R.P., Author
Pagination:	40-52 p.
Languages :	English (eng)
Descriptors:	Plants and Crops:Field Crops and Crop Production
Abstract:	Finger millet (Eleusine coracana G.) occupies 9% of the culth ated area and ranks fourth as staple food in Nepal. Its significance as staple diet is higher among poorer of remote hills who have no access to better alternatives. About 77% of 263950 ha finger millet area lies in mid-hills "here it is mostly relayed with maize. The crop is labour intensive and productivit) is 1104 kg/ha. More than 50% of the harvest is used to prepare home made liquor, which is an indispensable item in ceremonies and rituals of some ethnic groups. Genetic diversity is more in mid hills but decreases as we go towards mid and far-weste'm regions. Farmers of different eco-system are maintaining diversified finger millet land races l:iest suited to their complex farming systems. Finger millet is one of the crops taken to study under ongoing in-situ conservation project in three different ecosites i.e. high hill, mid-hill and Terai. Local Initiath es for Bio-diversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) is involved in the project -as local NGO partner. Research on finger millet is one of the mandate given to Hill Crops Research Programme (HCRP) and till to date three varieties viz. Okhle-1, Kabre-1 and Dalle-1 have been released and former two of them are selection from local landraces. So far characterization of seven hundred and twenty finger millet landraces have been done which are stored at Agriculture Botany Division, Khuma\tar under controlled condition of 5- 70 Celsius temperature and 40% relative humidit). Accessions expressed tremendous variability in m

Cons en ation and Utilization of Genetic resources of Finyer millet in Nepal: Status, Problems and future Prospects [printed text] / Upreti, R.P., Author . - [s.d.] . - 40-52 p.
Languages : English (eng)

Descriptors:

Plants and Crops:Field Crops and Crop Production

Abstract:

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana G.) occupies 9% of the culth ated area and ranks fourth as staple food in Nepal. Its significance as staple diet is higher among poorer of remote hills who have no access to better alternatives. About 77% of 263950 ha finger millet area lies in mid-hills "here it is mostly relayed with maize. The crop is labour intensive and productivit) is 1104 kg/ha. More than 50% of the harvest is used to prepare home made liquor, which is an indispensable item in ceremonies and rituals of some ethnic groups. Genetic diversity is more in mid hills but decreases as we go towards mid and far-weste'm regions. Farmers of different eco-system are maintaining diversified finger millet land races l:iest suited to their complex farming systems. Finger millet is one of the crops taken to study under ongoing in-situ conservation project in three different ecosites i.e. high hill, mid-hill and Terai. Local Initiath es for Bio-diversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) is involved in the project -as local NGO partner. Research on finger millet is one of the mandate given to Hill Crops Research Programme (HCRP) and till to date three varieties viz. Okhle-1, Kabre-1 and Dalle-1 have been released and former two of them are selection from local landraces. So far characterization of seven hundred and twenty finger millet landraces have been done which are stored at Agriculture Botany Division, Khuma\tar under controlled condition of 5- 70 Celsius temperature and 40% relative humidit). Accessions expressed tremendous variability in m