Millet
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Millet is a small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica.
Uses[edit | edit source]
- The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder.
- Millet sprays are often used as healthy treats to for pet birds and in some cultures millets are traditionally important grains used in brewing millet beer.
List of millets[edit | edit source]
- Sorghum - Sorghum is an important tropical cereal food, feed and fodder crop. It is an important grain and forage crop of semiarid regions.
- Pearl millet - Bajra is popularly known as “pearl millet” and belongs to the family of Graminea. This grain is basically originated from India or Africa.
- Finger millet - Finger millet is important small millet grown in India. It is a staple food in many hilly regions of the country.
- Barnyard millet - Barnyard millet is another food crop domesticated in India and grown for both grain and fodder purposes.
- Comman(Proso) millet - Proso millet is important minor millet grown in India. The crop is able to evade drought by its quick maturity.
- Foxtail millet - Fox tail is also known as Italian millet, and German millet. It is generally grown as a rainfed crop in India, and other countries.
- Kodo millet - Kodo millet, also known as cow grass, rice grass, ditch millet, Native Paspalum, or Indian Crown Grass originates in tropical Africa.
- Little millet - It is an annual herbaceous plant, which grows straight or with folded blades to a height of 30 cm to 1 m.
- Maize - Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in the world agricultural economy both as food for man and feed for animals.
- Barley - Barley is an important cereal crop in winter after wheat in India.
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