Millets : importance, utilization, and outlook

THIS COMPILATION IS BASED ON ACTUAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE MILLETS OVER SEVERAL YEARS AND AN EXTENDED SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE. THE LATTER WAS OBTAINED FROM A BROAD ARRAY OF SOURCES COVERING THE MAJOR PERIOD OF FORMAL DOCUMENTATION OF CROP TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH STARTING IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS PREVENT THE DETAILING OF TECHNIQUES AND LESS PERTINENT FACTS OR FINDINGS; RATHER, THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS TYPES OF MILLET, THEIR HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHIC ADAPTATION, WORLD PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION, AND OUTLOOK.