Development of composite collection and genotyping of foxtail millet [Setaria italic (L.) Beauv.] composite collection

Foxtail millet belongs to family Poaceae and subfamily Panicoideae • A self-pollinating crop with chromosome number 2n=18 • Domesticated in highlands of central China, possibly about 4000 BC • Cultivated in 26 countries, and ranks second in total world production of millets • Produces six million tons of food mainly in southern Europe and in temperate, subtropical, and tropical Asia (Marathee 1993) • An important crop in China, India, CIS countries, and Syria • Possesses high nutrient quality...........