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Pearlmillet Cultivation (English) - I

                                                                                       Pearl millet Crop name      -     Pearl millet Botanical Name - Pennisitum glucum Family – Graminea /Poaceae Origen - Africa v   Introduction F Most drought tolerant crop among cereals and millets. F Sensitive to water logging and acidic soils. F Pearl millet is cross pollinated crop. F In pearl millet found 11.5% protein, 67% carbohydrates, and 2.7% minerals. F Bajra's water requirement is the lowest 250 mm. F Temperature require for growth in pearl millet is 25-30 ℃ . F Rajasthan ranks first in the area and production of millet in the country. v   Climate- F It is ...