Year: 1989
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Sorglium and millet are !lie most imoortnnl cereals lor resourcu.l)nor \nlarnlersof West Alrica. Tliey are Ille o~ilyst aple crops that can whlistnnll \ntlie ravages of weatlier in that area. Tenl~~uraanl d snatral variat~oris1 11 \nrainfall and tlie persistence and patterns df railifall sl;ortages, especrally \nsince 1969, have conlribured lo low producl~vitvo ver the last 2 decades. \nIncreased yields can only be acliieved tlirougli effective rnanaye~risnot f \navailable resources, both pliysical and biolog~calO. ngoing research iri \nWest Africa offers hope, but s~gnilicant clianges In present farming \nn~etliodsw ill be needed lo reduce tlie cli~iiatic~ [rlnerab~lo~lt yso rghu~ri \narid millet.
Author: M. V. K. Sivakumar
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W139243120