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Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- 1: Millets for Life: A Brief Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History of Millets in India and World -- 1.2.1 History in India -- 1.2.2 History of the World -- 1.3 Nutritional Values of Millets -- 1.4 Medicinal Values or Health Benefits of Millets -- 1.4.1 Millets Are Cure for Coronary Diseases -- 1.4.2 Millets Can Manage Sugar Level to Tackle Diabetes -- 1.4.3 Millets Promote Digestion and Cure Gastrointestinal Disorders -- 1.4.4 Millets Help in Detoxification (Antioxidant Properties) -- 1.4.5 Millets Protect from Cancer -- 1.5 Important Food and Non-food Products Prepared from Millets -- 1.5.1 Food Products from Millets -- 1.5.1.1 Whole Grain Foods -- 1.5.1.2 Foods made from Flour -- 1.5.1.3 Alcoholic Beverages from Millets -- 1.5.1.4 Nonalcoholic Beverages -- 1.5.2 Non-food Products from Millets -- 1.6 Millet Genetic Resources -- 1.7 Role of Millets in Climate Smart Agriculture -- 1.7.1 Why Millets? -- 1.7.2 Government Policies to Design Millet-Based Climate Resilient Agricultural Technologies -- 1.8 Conclusion -- References -- 2: Global Scenario of Millets Cultivation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Cropping Area -- 2.3 Production -- 2.4 Productivity -- 2.5 International Trade -- 2.6 Production Constraints -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3: Minor Millets: Profile and Ethnobotanical Scenario -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) -- 3.2.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.2.2 Botanical Description -- 3.2.3 Edible Uses -- 3.2.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.3 Barnyard Millet -- 3.3.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.3.2 Botanical Description -- 3.3.3 Edible Uses -- 3.3.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.4 Proso Millet (Panicumm iliaceum) -- 3.4.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.4.2 Botanical Description -- 3.4.3 Edible Uses.
3.4.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.5 Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica) -- 3.5.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.5.2 Botanical Description -- 3.5.3 Edible Uses -- 3.5.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.6 Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum) -- 3.6.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.6.2 Botanical Description -- 3.6.3 Edible Uses -- 3.6.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.7 Little Millet (Paspalum sumatrense) -- 3.7.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.7.2 Botanical Distribution -- 3.7.3 Edible Uses -- 3.7.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.8 Browntop Millet (Brachiaria ramosa) -- 3.8.1 Origin and Distribution -- 3.8.2 Botanical Distribution -- 3.8.3 Edible Uses -- 3.8.4 Medicinal Uses -- 3.9 Ethnobotany: What and Why? -- 3.9.1 Millets and Tribal Agriculture: Understanding the Connections -- 3.9.2 Ethno-Medical Approach of Minor Millets -- 3.10 Ethnobotanical Significance of Minor Millets with Respect to Tribal/Remote Farmers -- 3.11 Few Evidences of Minor Millets Coping with Changing Climatic Conditions Around that in India -- 3.12 Initiatives of Government of India and Civil Societies to Promote Millets Framing in India -- 3.13 Minor Millets: Present Scenario in Mid and High Hills of Uttarakhand, India -- 3.14 Future Strategies -- 3.15 Conclusion -- References -- 4: Millets: Malnutrition and Nutrition Security -- 4.1 Malnutrition: The Global Scenario -- 4.2 Malnutrition: The Indian Scenario -- 4.3 Millets -- 4.3.1 The Sustainability and Agricultural Advantages of Millets -- 4.3.2 Role of Millets in Nutritional Security and Combating Malnutrition -- 4.3.3 Macronutrients Present in Millets -- 4.3.4 Micronutrients of Millets -- 4.3.5 Fiber and Phytochemicals of Millets and Their Role in Disease Prevention -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- 5: Nutritional Composition of Millets -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Nomenclature of Millets -- 5.2.1 Distribution of Millets -- 5.3 Nutrient Composition of Millets.
5.3.1 Macronutrients -- 5.3.2 Micronutrients -- 5.4 Availability of Nutrients -- 5.5 Phytochemicals and Antinutrients in Millets -- 5.5.1 Condensed Tannins -- 5.5.2 Phenolic Acids -- 5.5.3 Flavonoids -- 5.5.4 Phytic Acid -- 5.5.5 Amylase Inhibitor -- 5.6 Effect of Processing on Antinutrients -- 5.7 Nutritional and Nutraceutical Potential of Millets -- 5.8 Conclusion -- References -- 6: Millet Starch: Current Knowledge and Emerging Insights of Structure, Physiology, Glycaemic Attributes and Uses -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Starch Isolation and Yield -- 6.3 Morphology and Crystallinity of Starch Granules -- 6.4 Physiochemical Properties of Millet Starch -- 6.4.1 Swelling Power and Solubility -- 6.4.2 Rheological Property -- 6.4.3 Gelatinization and Retrogradation -- 6.5 Factors Attributing Glycaemic Attributes of Millet Starch -- 6.5.1 Effects of Lipids on Millet Starch Hydrolysis -- 6.5.2 Effects of Proteins on Millet Starch Hydrolysis -- 6.5.3 Effects of Fiber on Millet Starch Hydrolysis -- 6.5.4 Effects of Polyphenols on Millet Starch Hydrolysis -- 6.6 Health Benefits, Nutraceutical Properties, and Uses of Millet Starch -- 6.6.1 Health Benefits and Nutraceutical Importance -- 6.6.2 Glycaemic Response -- 6.6.3 Value-Added Product of Millet Flour -- 6.7 Decline and Fall of Millets -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- 7: Product Development from Millets -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Features of the Millet Plant -- 7.2.1 Millets and Practices -- 7.2.2 Nutritive Summary -- 7.3 Role of Processing for Food Uses -- 7.3.1 Millet-Based Complementary Food -- 7.4 Utilization of Sorghum and Millets in Food Application -- 7.4.1 Sorghum and Millet -- 7.4.2 Uses in Food -- 7.5 Value-Added Products of Sorghum and Millets -- 7.5.1 Conventional Food Products -- 7.5.1.1 Roti -- 7.5.1.2 Multigrain Flour -- 7.5.1.3 Fermented Foods -- 7.5.1.4 Parboiled Millets Products.
7.5.1.5 Papad -- 7.5.2 Nonconventional Food Products -- 7.5.2.1 Flakes Food Products -- 7.5.2.2 Popped Products -- 7.5.2.3 Weaning Food -- 7.5.2.4 Noodles-Vermicelli -- 7.5.2.5 Bakery Products -- 7.6 Process of Preparation of Some Millet Products -- 7.6.1 Little Millet-Based Products -- 7.6.1.1 Dosa -- 7.6.1.2 Porridge -- 7.6.1.3 Payasam -- 7.6.2 Foxtail Millet-Based Products -- 7.6.2.1 Porridge -- 7.6.2.2 Pongal -- 7.6.2.3 Burfi -- 7.6.2.4 Kabab -- 7.6.3 Finger Millet-Based Products -- 7.6.3.1 Malt (Ambali) -- 7.6.3.2 Idli -- 7.6.3.3 Halwa (Pudding) -- 7.6.4 Kodo Millet Recipes -- 7.6.4.1 Papad -- 7.6.4.2 Vadagam -- 7.6.4.3 Idli and Dosa -- 7.6.4.4 Thatuvadai -- 7.6.4.5 Kodo Kheer -- 7.6.4.6 Muruku -- 7.6.4.7 Vadai -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- 8: Seed Storage Proteins and Amino Acids Synthetic Pathways and Their Regulation in Cereals with Reference to Biologically and... -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Storage Proteins of Cereals and Millets -- 8.2.1 Albumin -- 8.2.2 Globulin -- 8.2.3 Prolamin -- 8.3 Transcriptional Regulation of Seed Storage Proteins Mediated by Transcription Factors -- 8.3.1 DOF: A Zinc Finger Transcription Factor -- 8.3.2 Dof TFs Involved in C:N Metabolism -- 8.4 Regulatory Elements/Genes and Proteins Involved in the Regulation of SSP Synthesis and Accumulation -- 8.5 Synthesis of Essential Amino Acids Determining the Accumulation of Quality Proteins -- 8.5.1 Regulatory Genes Involved in EAA´s Metabolism -- 8.5.2 Millets: Source of Quality Proteins for Combating Malnutrition -- 8.5.3 Nutritional Quality of Seed Storage Protein -- 8.5.4 Factors Affecting the Nutritional Quality of Seed and Proteins -- 8.6 Bioactive Peptides -- 8.6.1 Millet Proteins and Bioactive Peptides -- 8.6.2 Characterization of Proteins Specifically Rich in Lysine, Arginine, and Methionine -- 8.6.3 Antimicrobial Peptides -- 8.6.4 Antioxidant Peptides.
8.6.5 Anticancer Peptides -- 8.6.6 Antidiabetic Peptides -- 8.6.7 Antihypertensive Peptides -- 8.6.8 Production and Processing of Bioactive Peptides -- 8.6.9 In Silico Approach to Identify Bioactive Peptides -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- 9: Millets, Phytochemicals, and Their Health Attributes -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Phytochemicals of Millets: An Overview -- 9.2.1 Polyphenols of Millets: Types and Biosynthesis -- 9.2.2 Phenolic Acids -- 9.2.3 Flavonoids -- 9.2.4 Flavones -- 9.2.5 Flavanols -- 9.2.6 Carotenoids -- 9.2.7 Phytosterols -- 9.2.8 Bioactive Peptides -- 9.2.9 Antinutrients -- 9.3 Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Phenolic Compounds from Millets -- 9.4 Health Attributes of Millet Phytochemicals -- 9.4.1 Antioxidant Potential -- 9.4.2 Antidiabetic Properties -- 9.4.3 Millets for Cardiovascular Diseases -- 9.4.4 Anticancer Properties -- 9.4.5 Millets for Gluten Sensitivity -- 9.4.6 Antiaging Properties -- 9.4.7 Antihypertensive Properties -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- 10: Science-Led Innovation for Searching and Creating Values in Natural Gene Pool of Millets for Agri-Food Nutrition and Health -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Minor Millets: Neglected Crop Goes Mainstream -- 10.3 Natural Gene Pool of Millets and Its Ex Situ Conservation -- 10.4 Searching Nutraceuticals Properties Hidden in Millets -- 10.4.1 Harnessing Nutraceutical Potential of the Natural Gene Pool -- 10.4.2 Genomic Resources for Exploring Nutraceutical Potential of Millets -- 10.4.3 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Tools -- 10.4.3.1 Integration and Visualization of Big Molecular Data -- 10.4.3.2 Data Mining for Computational Systems Biology and Bioinformatics -- 10.4.3.3 Data Mining Approaches in Gene Discovery -- 10.5 Searching of Genes Responsible for Production of Nutritionally and Health-Related Molecules in Millets with Higher Conten...
10.6 Genomic Selection.
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