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Production status of finger millet in India.

Production status of finger millet in India.

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Millets are important crops in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa (especially in India, Mali, Nigeria, and Niger). Finger millet (Eleusinecoracana L.) is stands out as a Nutri-cereal, gluten free making it a versatile and nutritious choice due to good source of carbohydrate (81.5%), protein (9.8%), fat (1.59 g), dietary fiber (11.5 g), phytoch...

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