Abstract: Millets are ancient super grains and are the reservoirs of nutrition for a better health. Millets particularly pearl millet, finger millet and small millets are the important food and fodder crops in semi - arid regions and are predominantly gaininig importance in the world. Among them roughly one million plant spieces that inhabit our plants, approximately 30 are essential for meeting the demands for food, fodder and fuel. Nonetheless, numerous plant species remain inadequately harnessed or undiscovered