Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology develops nutri-rich millet ‘ShreeRatna’

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BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) has developed a brand new high-yielding nutrition-rich millet selection.The selection named ‘ShreeRatna’ (valuable jewel-grain) has already been piloted in just a few districts of the state and would quickly be promoted throughout the nation. It is appropriate for each kharif and rabi seasons.

The new selection comes at a time when millet topped the menu on the dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for G20 leaders indicating its international acceptance.With semi-dwarf plant top, medium sized mild inexperienced leaves and lightweight brown seed, the brand new selection has a medium maturity interval of round 117 days. It is proof against brown spot and foot rot illness, reasonably proof against blast illness and stem borer, aphis and grasshopper.

Unlike different finger millet varieties which have a median productiveness of 1,477 kg per hectare, ‘ShreeRatna’ developed below All India Coordinated Research Project on small millets by the Centre for Pulses Research and division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, has a median yield of two,350 kg per hectare.

Dean (analysis) of OUAT Prof Susanta Kumar Swain mentioned the brand new selection has extra well being and diet advantages because it has excessive iron content material (50.2 mg/kg) and zinc (21.6 mg/kg) as in comparison with different nationwide and native varieties.

Since it’s wealthy in fibre, Prof Swain mentioned, consuming this number of millet will assist decrease ldl cholesterol, preserve weight below management, stabilise glucose, which is vital for folks with diabetes and cut back the danger of coronary heart illness and most cancers.

Healthy and nutritious

The selection named ‘ShreeRatna’ has already been piloted in just a few districts of the state
‘ShreeRatna’ has a median yield of two,350 kg per hectare
It has 50.2 mg/kg iron and 21.6 mg/kg zinc content material

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BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) has developed a brand new high-yielding nutrition-rich millet selection.The selection named ‘ShreeRatna’ (valuable jewel-grain) has already been piloted in just a few districts of the state and would quickly be promoted throughout the nation. It is appropriate for each kharif and rabi seasons.

The new selection comes at a time when millet topped the menu on the dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for G20 leaders indicating its international acceptance.With semi-dwarf plant top, medium sized mild inexperienced leaves and lightweight brown seed, the brand new selection has a medium maturity interval of round 117 days. It is proof against brown spot and foot rot illness, reasonably proof against blast illness and stem borer, aphis and grasshopper.

Unlike different finger millet varieties which have a median productiveness of 1,477 kg per hectare, ‘ShreeRatna’ developed below All India Coordinated Research Project on small millets by the Centre for Pulses Research and division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, has a median yield of two,350 kg per hectare.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Dean (analysis) of OUAT Prof Susanta Kumar Swain mentioned the brand new selection has extra well being and diet advantages because it has excessive iron content material (50.2 mg/kg) and zinc (21.6 mg/kg) as in comparison with different nationwide and native varieties.

Since it’s wealthy in fibre, Prof Swain mentioned, consuming this number of millet will assist decrease ldl cholesterol, preserve weight below management, stabilise glucose, which is vital for folks with diabetes and cut back the danger of coronary heart illness and most cancers.

Healthy and nutritious

The selection named ‘ShreeRatna’ has already been piloted in just a few districts of the state
‘ShreeRatna’ has a median yield of two,350 kg per hectare
It has 50.2 mg/kg iron and 21.6 mg/kg zinc content material Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp