Biserka аnd Rumenka - domestic high-yield millet varietiesas a functional food | Бисерка и Руменка - домаће високоприносне сорте проса као функционална храна
Поповић, Вера | Игњатов, Маја | Јововић | Љубичић, Наташа | Ђурић, Ненад | Ђокић, Милорад | Бачкоња, Бранислав | Рајичић, Вера | Муховић, Алмир
Millet is acereal, high nutritional value, and is a major source of energy and protein for millions of people in worldwide. It is used by one third of the world's population in the diet. It is more represented in the diet due to the positive effect on human health. In this study, the millet world production and agronomic characteristics of domestic varieties Biserka and Rumenka were analyzed, grown on chernozem, in Bački Petrovac, with emphasis on environmental requirements, fertility potential and nutritional value. Millet ranks sixth in the world among cereals and the largest producers of millet are Asia and Africa. Thanks to the high resistance to drought, millet has a growing trend in the world.The average world grain yield is 900 kg ha-1. NS varieties achieved statistically significantly higher average grain yields (2.9 t ha-1) in relation to world yields. Millet has an excellent prospect for growing in Serbia and is an alternative crop in preventing food shortages and famine in arid regions
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