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Sources and recommended further readings

Publications:

  • Sorghum and millets in human nutrition. FAO Food and Nutrition Series, No. 27). ISBN 92-5-103381-1
  • Standards of the Codex Alimentarius for sorghum and pearl millet grains and flours. FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme.
  • Lost Crops of Africa: Volume 1: Grain. National Academy Press 1996. Washington D.C.
  • Norman M.J.T, Pearson C.J; and Searle. 1995. Ecology of Tropical Crops. Cambridge University Press. 430pp
  • Purseglove, J.W. 1988. Tropical Crops. Monocotyledons. Longman Group UK Ltd, Longman House, England. 607pp
  • Andrews, D.J. & Kumar, K.A., 2006. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. In: Brink, M. & Belay, G. (Editors). PROTA 1: Cereals and pulses/Céréales et légumes secs. [CD- Rom]. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics, Naturland.
  • D. Fatondji, C. Martius, C.L. Bielders, P.L.G. Vlek, A. Bationo, B. Gerard. 2007. Effect of planting technique and amendment type on pearl millet yield, nutrient uptake, and water use on degraded land in Niger: In: Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities, pp 179-193

Useful weblinks:

  • Cultivars, improved varieties: www.icrisat.org
  • Common pests and diseases: www.infonet-biovision.org
  • Production, post-harvest handling, economies, nutritional aspects: www.fao.org
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