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Foxtail millet is an annual grass with slim, vertical, leafy stems which can reach a height of 120–200 cm (3 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in).. The seedhead is a dense, hairy panicle 5–30 cm (2 in – 1 ft 0 in) long.
In the Zhengluo region of China, two millet species (foxtail millet and proso millet) were grown, enabling the people to survive the cooling of the global climate around 2200 BC. [31] Chinese myths attribute the domestication of millet to Shennong, a legendary Emperor of China, and Hou Ji, whose name means Lord Millet. [32]
Setaria viridis is a species of grass known by many common names, including green foxtail, [1] green bristlegrass, [1] and wild foxtail millet. [1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Setaria italica. [1] It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and is closely related to Setaria faberi, a ...
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ICAR - IIMR performs crop improvement research, using conventional as well as methods derived from biotechnology, on the following crops: sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail millet, little millet, barnyard millet, proso millet and Kodo millet.
Proso millet is a relative of foxtail millet, pearl millet, maize, and sorghum within the grass subfamily Panicoideae. While all of these crops use C4 photosynthesis , the others all employ the NADP-ME as their primary carbon shuttle pathway, while the primary C4 carbon shuttle in proso millet is the NAD-ME pathway.
As per him, millets can also help mitigate global warming and ensure food security, as only 300 litres of water are required to grow 1 kilogram of positive grains (Siridhanya) such as Foxtail millet (Navane), Barnyard millet (Oodalu), Kodo millet (Arka), Little millet (Saame), and Browntop millet (Korle), whereas to manufacture 1 kilogram of ...
Rice or foxtail millet is soaked for at least 2 hours before being drained and boiled, usually at a ratio of 1 part grain to 10 parts water. [3] [4] It is simmered until sodden and mushy, then strained through a double sieve. [4] The sieved gruel is then warmed again and served with two small dishes of salt and cheongjang (clear soup soy sauce ...