MILLET

Millet

Small sized grains are known as millets.

·        The edible portion in millets is  endosperm. Some of the important millets are:

 


  1.    Sorghum:  sorghum vulgare (jawar)

  •        Centre of origin of Sorghum is Asia and Africa. It is a staple food for millions of people in these continents.
  •       Sorghum is used in various ways. i.e., in preparation of paper, brushes, etc.
  •       It is also used as fodder.


 2.     Pearl millet: pennisetum typhoides (bajra)

  •         Centre of origin of Pearl millet is Africa and is the most important Indian millet.
  •         Pearl millet can be grown in both Kharif as well as Rabi seasons.
  •         It can grow well in the regions of less rainfall(dry farming crop).

  •         Pearl millet also used as food by poor people.
  •         Its flour is used in making chapatis.
  •         The plant is also used as forage.


 3.      Finger millet: Eleusine coracana (Ragi)


·        Finger millet is also k own as African millet or korakan.

·        Finger millets is most suitable for dry farming.

·        It can survive in serve drought and is also survive up to 50yrs without any damage.

·        Finger millet is a Kharif crop.

·        Its flour is used for making chapatis by poor people and plant is used as forage.

·        Finger millet is used I preparation of infant food.


  4.      Proso millet: Panicum miliacum

 

·        It is called true millet or broom corn millet or Russlan millet or Indian millet or hog millet.

·        The Centre of origin of Proso millet was most probably Indian or eastern Mediterranean region.

·        The grains of Proso millet contains good amount of carbohydrates, proteins, and fat.

·        Proso millet is used as hog feed and bread can also be made.


 5.    Foxtail millet: Setaria italica

·        Foxtail millet is also known as Italian or German or Siberian or Hungarian millet.

·        Centre of origin probably was Eastern Asia.

·        Foxtail millet is used for food and plant is used as fodder.


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