• Sukhbir Kaur Gujral

Millets are an important staple cereal crop for millions of smallholder dryland farmers across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. These have a wide capacity for adaptation because they can grow from coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh to moderately high altitudes of North-eastern states and hilly regions of Uttarakhand. Millets can withstand variations in moisture, temperature and the type of soils ranging from heavy to sandy infertile lands. These can endure extremely high temperatures to drought to salinity making it a climate resilient crop. The higher water use efficiency and lesser input requirements of millets for its cultivation make them a wonderful crop for ecological balance and sustainability as compared to other cereals. The health benefits of millets are one of the reasons for increasing demand of millets in today's scenario.

Celiac disorder, climate resilient, glycemic index, millets, nutri-cereals.

"Millets- the Climate Resilient Crops", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no.663-667, June-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1706120.pdf

"Millets- the Climate Resilient Crops", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no. pp663-667, June-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1706120.pdf