"Pennisetum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in EDIBLE GRAIN. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D031782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.822.755
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| Concept/Terms |
Pennisetum- Pennisetum
- Pennisetums
- Bajra
- Bajras
- Millet, Pearl
- Millets, Pearl
- Pearl Millet
- Pearl Millets
- Fountaingrass
- Fountaingrasses
- Grass, Fountain
- Fountain Grass
- Fountain Grasses
- Grasses, Fountain
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pennisetum" by people in Profiles.
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Cognitive Performance in Indian School-Going Adolescents Is Positively Affected by Consumption of Iron-Biofortified Pearl Millet: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial. J Nutr. 2018 09 01; 148(9):1462-1471.
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A Randomized Trial of Iron-Biofortified Pearl Millet in School Children in India. J Nutr. 2015 Jul; 145(7):1576-81.
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Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children? New evidence from efficacy trials. Adv Nutr. 2014 Sep; 5(5):568-70.