A new pearl millet hybrid helps Indian farmers fight the devastating disease of downy mildew

Hash, C. T; Sharma, A; Singh, S. D; Thakur, R. P; Bhasker Raj, A. G; Nijhawan, D. C; Bainiwal, C. R; Gale, M. D; Howarth, C. J; Cavan, G. P; Breese, W. A; Witcombe, J. R.

A new pearl millet hybrid helps Indian farmers fight the devastating disease of downy mildew

2005

At the beginning of 2005 a new pearl millet hybrid was released in India offering renewed hope to many farmers whose millet crop has begun to succumb to the devastating disease of downy mildew. The new hybrid, which is more resistant to the disease, has been produced in record time by a team of international scientists using modern DNA techniques.

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