a variety of sorghum, Sorghum vulgare, extensively cultivated in Asia and Africa, used to make flatbreads
Examples of 'jowar' in a sentence
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Earlier studies have shown that jowar (a millet) consumption interacts with fluoride in the body and elevate fluorosis.
G Dhanu, R Shiny, R Havale, S P Shrutha 2017, 'Assessment of fluoride retention in jowar consuming population: A cross-sectionalstudy', Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistryhttp://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2017;volume=35;issue=3;spage=198;epage=202;aulast=Dhanu. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of the lignocellulosics used, maize straw was the best inducer followed by jowar straw for xylanase production.
Meenakshi Goyal, K.L. Kalra, V.K. Sareen, G. Soni 2008, 'Xylanase production with xylan rich lignocellulosic wastes by a local soil isolateof Trichoderma viride Produção de xilanase com resíduos lignocelulósicos ricos emxilana por uma cepa local de Trichoderma viride isolada de solo', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000300025. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)