Scientific name: Eleusine coracana (L.) GaertnHindi name: Mandua; Telugu name: Ragulu It is an annual plant extensively grown as cereal in the dry areas of India,especially in the southern part. It contains high amounts of calcium, proteinswith well-balanced essential amino acids along with vitamin A, vitamin B andphosphorous. Its high fibre content prevents constipation, high […]

Scientific name: Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.Hindi name: Bajra; Telugu name: Sajjalu Pearl millet plant was probably domesticated as a food crop some 4000 to 5000years ago along the southern margins of the central highlands of the Sahara. Ithas since become widely distributed across the semiarid tropics of Africa andAsia.Pearl millet has traditionally been an […]