If you're looking for an intriguing, vertical annual for a low-maintenance border, consider ornamental millet. It's a relative of the same millet grown as forage or cereal grain, but with better ...

The challenge in increasing crop productivity is more especially in dry areas, where it is a tough task for both farmers and scientists alike. While digging ponds to store rainwater might be advised, ...

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Every gorgeous landscape has its rough season. Beautiful flowering trees lose their leaves. Snowy landscapes melt into mud holes. And wetlands, beautiful marshes — those incredible cradles of life ...

Recently, plant geneticists have successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The effect of long-term (1983-1988) applications of crop residues (millet straw, 2-41 ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) and/or mineral fertilizer (30 kg N, 13 kg P ...