PEARL MILLET AND SORGHUM IMPROVEMENT IN INDIA 297 Figure 11.1 Production trends for pearl millet and sorghum in India, 1950–2008
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HB 1 ICRISAT/PropHy DMD Pearl millet Sorghum
Production (millions of metric tons) CSH 1
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Source: Data from India, Ministry of Agriculture (2008). Notes: Production amounts are three-year averages. For the year 2007–08, actual data were used to denote the current trend. CSH 1 means coordinated sorghum hybrid; DMD means downy mildew (Sclerospora graminicola) disease; HB 1 and HHB 67 are the names of hybrid crops; ICRISAT/PropHy means International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics PropHy; PropHy is the name of a hybrid crop.
Figure 11.2 Acreage trends for pearl millet and sorghum in India, 1950–2008 Area (thousands of hectares)
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Pearl millet area Sorghum area
Source: Data from India, Ministry of Agriculture (2008). Note: Production amounts are three-year averages. For the year 2007–08, actual data were used to denote the current trend.