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Pearl millet, Pennisetum americanum L. (P. typhoides or P. glaucum) is a cereal, primarily cultivated in the dry regions of Africa and India. More than 10 million ha are under cultivation in each of these regions. It is also cultivated in North Africa, but on a smaller scale. As a cereal for human consumption, it ranks fourth in world importance. The International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in its 1979 progress report stated that the production in semi-arid regions is around 500 kg ha-1 on an average. On experimental plots, under normal rainfall conditions, the production jumps to 3500 kg ha-1 with heavy fertilizers, or 1600 kg ha-1 with light fertilizers.
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Bui-Dang-Ha, D., Pernes, J. (1986). Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum L.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Crops I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61625-9_14
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