As nutrient-dense, climate-resilient crops capable of thriving under drought and other environmental stresses, millets are increasingly recognized as vital to sustainable agriculture, food security, and nutritional well-being worldwide. This book provides a comprehensive examination of sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, and small millets. Written by leading experts, the volume offers an integrated perspective on the scientific and practical approaches needed to strengthen millet production and utilization in diverse agricultural systems.

The book explores the taxonomy, domestication, genomics, and breeding of millet crops, covering both conventional and modern genetic improvement strategies, including molecular breeding and biotechnology. It also highlights the nutritional and nutraceutical value of millets, examining grain quality traits such as protein, starch, minerals, vitamins, and opportunities for nutritional enhancement and fortification. Chapters also cover seed priming, planting density, nutrient management, biofertilizers, irrigation strategies, harvesting methods, postharvest handling, and integrated pest and disease management approaches.

Roshni Vijayan, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Kerala Agricultural University, India, and an accomplished plant breeder whose research integrates conventional and molecular breeding with computational biology. She has authored numerous scientific publications, contributed book chapters, and edited multiple scholarly volumes.

A. John Joel, PhD, is Professor at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India, with more than three decades of experience in plant breeding, genetics, biotechnology, and genetic resources. An internationally recognized researcher and mentor, he has received prestigious fellowships and has contributed extensively to the improvement of major food crops.

R. Ambika Rajendran, PhD, is Senior Scientist at the ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. She has published widely, contributed numerous book chapters, and edited several books covering cereals, pulses, soybeans, and plant stress biology.

Adithya P. Balakrishnan, PhD, is an INSPIRE Fellow and doctoral researcher at the ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. Her research interests include molecular breeding, grain quality improvement, and crop genetics. She has published research on genetic analysis and quality enhancement in economically important crops.